--- title: Donald Trump: Republicans Slam 'Face-Lift' Tweet description: Republican in Congress called out President Trump on Thursday for a series of tweets they described as "beneath the dignity of your office" canonical: https://time.com/4839060/donald-trump-republican-senators-mika-brzezinski-tweet/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-29T14:47:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T06:16:02.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Republicans Slam President Trump for 'Face-Lift' Tweet: 'This Isn't Normal' og:description: "It's beneath the dignity of your office" og:url: https://time.com/4839060/donald-trump-republican-senators-mika-brzezinski-tweet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c4b32e62bd15035/6988d3e697cdfff5b36b166f/donald-trump-gop-reactions-mika.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Trump Meets with Immigration Crime Victims to Urge Passage of House Legislation to Save American Lives og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Republicans Slam President Trump for 'Face-Lift' Tweet: 'This Isn't Normal' twitter:description: "It's beneath the dignity of your office" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c4b32e62bd15035/6988d3e697cdfff5b36b166f/donald-trump-gop-reactions-mika.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Republicans Slam President Trump for 'Face-Lift' Tweet: 'This Isn't Normal' > Sponsored content. 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The White House continued its defense of President Trump following a pair of controversial tweets about Morning Joe co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, which included a widely condemned comment about the latter's appearance._  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 6:16 AM UTCPublished: Jun 29, 2017 2:47 PM UTC  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 6:16 AM UTCPublished: Jun 29, 2017 2:47 PM UTC Several Republicans in Congress called out President Trump on Thursday for a [series of tweets](http://time.com/4838899/donald-trump-twitter-morning-joe-mike-brzezinski/) they described as “beneath the dignity of your office.” At least seven Republican Senators — including Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Maine Sen. Susan Collins — spoke out after Trump [targeted _Morning Joe_ co-host Mika Brzezinski](http://time.com/4838899/donald-trump-twitter-morning-joe-mike-brzezinski/) on Twitter. Trump called her “crazy” and criticized her appearance, saying he saw her “bleeding badly from a face-lift.” The tweet followed a trend of Trump [singling out female reporters](http://fortune.com/2017/06/28/donald-trump-female-reporters/), often for their appearance. “This is not okay,” Republican Kansas Rep. Lynn Jenkins [said](https://twitter.com/RepLynnJenkins/status/880433829856542721). “As a female in politics I am often criticized for my looks. We should be working to empower women.” Other Republican leaders weighed in on social media throughout the day, as did Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan: “Obviously, I don’t see that as an appropriate comment.” “I think what we’re trying to do around here is improve the tone and civility of the debate, and this obviously doesn’t help do that,” Ryan said at a press conference, when asked about Trump’s tweet. > [](https://twitter.com/BenSasse/status/880429821775552514) > [](https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/880429415406161920) > [](https://twitter.com/lisamurkowski/status/880497491736702978) > [](https://twitter.com/SenatorCollins/status/880445276741402624) > [](https://twitter.com/SenatorLankford/status/880450390889820160) > [](https://twitter.com/MikeCrapo/status/880496506440220672) > [](https://twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/880472346003480577) > [](https://twitter.com/carloslcurbelo/status/880450493516066816) > [](https://twitter.com/carloslcurbelo/status/880451171105857536) > [](https://twitter.com/RepLynnJenkins/status/880433829856542721) > [](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/880478849909305344) Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee also called on more Republicans to condemn Trump’s remarks. “I want my GOP colleagues to explain to my 3 granddaughters why they think these viciously sexist comments are acceptable from our President,” Lee said on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/RepBarbaraLee/status/880429383269462016). “This isn’t just about Trump. We already knew he has no respect for women. It’s also about the GOP – which continues to defend & support him. President Trump acts like his words don’t have consequences. Why? Because others in his party come to his defense every single time.” ## Transcript Did the president go too far with his tweet in it's deeply caution measure? I don't think so, I mean I think the president has been attack [ UNKNOWN ] on personal accounts by [ UNKNOWN ] on that program and I think he's been very clear that when he gets attacked, he is gonna hit back. I think the American people elected somebody who's tough, who's smart, and who a fighter and that'd Donald Trump And I don't think that it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. The things that this show has called him, and not just him but numerous members of his staff, including myself and many others, are very deeply personal. So to then turn and pretend like This approaches I guess it's kind of like we're living in the twilight zone. I do this day after day after day and then the president responds and defends himself and everybody is uphold and blown away. Frankly, if this had happened in the previous administration, the type of attacks launched on this program, the things they say, utterly stupid, personality disorder, mentally ill. Constant personal attacks, calling multiple members liars. Liars to their faces, while they're sitting on their programs. The rest of the media would have said, guys! 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