Gillibrand Labels Trump Tweet a ‘Sexual Smear’

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she interprets President Donald Trump's tweet aimed at her as "a sexual smear intended to silence me."

Trump tweeted on Tuesday that Gillibrand had once gone to his New York business office "begging" for a political contribution and — in Trump's words — "would do anything" to get it.

Trump's press secretary has said people who viewed the tweet as a sexual slur must have had their minds "in the gutter."

Gillibrand was asked on NBC's "Today" show whether she'd misread the meaning of Trump's tweet. Her answer: "No."

The New York Democrat added, "Well, certainly that's how I and many people read it."