Trump denies sexism hurt Warren’s campaign: ‘People don’t like her’

President Trump on Friday dismissed the idea that sexism had something to do with Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) struggles in the Democratic presidential primary after she dropped out of the 2020 race the day before.

“No, I think lack of talent was her problem. She has a tremendous lack of talent,” Trump told reporters when asked about possible sexism against Warren after he signed an $8.3 billion emergency aid package to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

The president called Warren “a good debater,” saying that she “destroyed” former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the debate stage, but also unlikable.

“People don’t like her. She’s a very mean person,” Trump said. “And people don’t like her. People don’t like that. They like a person like me, that’s not mean.” 

In multiple polls of his approval rating, Trump has spent his entire presidency underwater. He draws regular and sometimes bipartisan criticism for his rhetoric, which has included calling women everything from “low I.Q.” to “Horseface.”

Trump has also frequently called Warren “Pocahontas,” a crude jab at her previous claims of Native American ancestry.

Warren dropped out the Democratic primary race on Thursday after failing to win any of the 14 Super Tuesday states.