Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) stood by her profanity-laden assault on Elon Musk despite concerns from Democratic leaders that abrasive messaging is getting the party into trouble.
Smith made headlines last month for calling Musk, who heads President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, “a d***” and “billionaire a**‑hole boss” after he pushed for a new accountability standard requiring federal workers to send their managers a weekly list of five accomplishments.
During a CNN interview on Wednesday, Smith did not back down from her comments after being pressed on whether cursing was the “best way to communicate” with voters.
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“People want to see fight,” she said. “And I think with that tweet that I did, it touched a nerve with millions of people because everybody has had
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