BATTLE CREEK, MI -- President Donald Trump briefly attacked U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, and her late husband during a campaign rally in Battle Creek.

Trump brought up Dingell while railing against Democrats who voted to adopt two articles of impeachment at the same time he was giving remarks in Michigan. Trump said he gave Dingell’s late husband, Michigan Congressman John Dingell, the “A+” memorial and funeral service.

Trump said Dingell called to give her “profuse” thanks and told Trump that John would have appreciated it. The president joked with the crowd in Battle Creek about where John would have been watching from.

“Maybe he’s looking up, I don’t know, but let’s assume he’s looking down,” Trump said, appearing to reference heaven and hell.

Dingell responded to the attack on Twitter.

“Mr. President, let’s set politics aside,” Dingell wrote. “My husband earned all his accolades after a lifetime of service. I’m preparing for the first holiday season without the man I love. You brought me down in a way you can never imagine and your hurtful words just made my healing much harder.”

The attack on Dingell echoes a similar exchange during the weekend after Dingell appeared on Fox News to announce she planned to support the articles of impeachment.

“The last time I spoke to Debbie Dingell was her call thanking me for granting top memorial and funeral service honors for her then just departed husband, long-time Congressman John Dingell,” Trump tweeted. “Now I watch her ripping me as part of the Democrats Impeachment Hoax. Really pathetic!"

Dingell also responded to Trump’s Twitter attack during the weekend on Twitter.

“I’ve always said I’ll work with President Trump when he wants to help hard-working men and women, but I’ll also work to hold this Administration accountable," she wrote.

Dingell voted in favor of charging Trump with abusing his power and obstructing Congress Wednesday night. Earlier this year, she expressed concerns about a partisan impeachment further dividing the country, but ultimately decided Trump crossed a line by asking Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family’s business deals.

“If we don’t address this abuse of power, we abdicate our Constitutional and moral responsibility and we are condoning these actions for future administrations,” Dingell said in a Tuesday statement.

Dingell’s late husband was the longest-serving Congressman in American history, representing Michigan for nearly 60 years. John retired from the House in 2015 and died earlier this year.

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