The President of the United States got out of bed and fired off some tweets this morning. First came the set-up:

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I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017

Then six minutes later, six minutes during which even the president might have doubted his next move, the knock-out:

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...to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017

And so the lowest of low points was reached, 159 days into his presidency.

Here's a pro tip, from one human with a brain to another: Never insult a woman's face, and certainly never do it in a space where 33 million people can see it. It's almost like the president learned nothing from the multiple counts of sexual harassment brought against him during the election, the testimonials of former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, the grab-em-by-the-pussy tapes, the marches, his two daughters, and his three different wives. It's almost like he hasn't learned that every criticism need not cut to the core of his masculinity, especially when it regards something as trivial as a fake Time magazine cover. That's what allegedly set him off this morning, though:

How does this play out? Does Kellyanne Conway video conference into CNN to explain that "bleeding badly" is actually a rejuvenation technique respected by female world leaders everywhere? Does Ivanka blithely swear this off as an opinion she "disagrees" with? Does Sarah Huckabee Sanders argue that anything the president says is presidential by virtue of him saying it, even if no other public figure would ever dream of tweeting something so disrespectful?

Mika Brzezinski tweeted this in response:

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Joe Scarborough retweeted this:

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George Washington wrote John Adams in 1789 that a President of the United States must "maintain the dignity of Office." — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 29, 2017

The VP of NBC communications said this:

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Never imagined a day when I would think to myself, "it is beneath my dignity to respond to the President of the United States." — Mark Kornblau (@MarkKornblau) June 29, 2017

MSNBC issued this statement:

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"It's a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job" — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 29, 2017

Lindsey Graham said this:

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Mr. President, your tweet was beneath the office and represents what is wrong with American politics, not the greatness of America. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 29, 2017

Melania Trump's communication's director Stephanie Grisham told reporters, "As the First Lady has stated publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back 10 times harder." Melania's crusade-of-choice is cyberbullying.

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.@StephGrisham45: "As the First Lady has stated publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back 10 times harder." — Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) June 29, 2017

And the President, impervious to the fallout of his actions, went back leading a country of which only 39 percent of the population approve of him. Maybe that number will go down tomorrow.

Sarah Rense Sarah Rense is the Associate Lifestyle Editor at Esquire, where she covers tech, food, drink, home, and more.

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