President Trump made his first remarks on the sexual assault allegations against former Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell.
Swalwell resigned from Congress and suspended his California gubernatorial campaign amid sexual assault and harassment allegations by five different women.
“We’ll see what happens,” Trump told the Daily Mail.
“He’s a sleazebag. Always has been. He’s a long timer, and he’s a bad guy. I don’t know anything about the charges, but he’s a bad guy,” he continued.
Trump breaks silence on shocking rape allegations against ‘sleazebag’ Eric Swalwell to the Daily Mail https://t.co/aOxylugfRy
— Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) April 16, 2026
Daily Mail shared further:
Swalwell has been one of Trump’s most vocal critics in Congress, accusing the President of colluding with Russia during the 2016 election. He also served as an impeachment manager during Trump’s second trial in 2021.
‘He’s always been a bad guy, he’s a corrupt politician, and everyone knows it, so it’s happening to him, and
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