Reid: Trump a 'human leech'

Donald Trump “is a human leech who will bleed the country and sit at his golf resort laughing at the money he has made,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.

In remarks from the Senate floor, Reid (D-Nev.) called Trump “a spoiled brat” and “a notorious con artist.” And he argued that the GOP nominee’s history of dubious business practices would carry over into a presidential administration.


"Let's be clear about Donald Trump. He's a spoiled brat, raised in plenty, who inherited a fortune, used his money to make more money, and he did a lot of it by swindling working men and women,” Reid said. “Why would he change as president? The answer is simple. Trump won't change. He is asking us to let him get rich scamming America.”

The pugilistic Democratic leader, approaching retirement when his term ends in January, cited a Newsweek article out this week that raised questions about how the Trump Organization’s international business ties would affect national security decisions in a Trump White House. Reid repeated stories used by Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine on the stump about businesses that have been stiffed in their dealings with Trump.

The GOP nominee is "a notorious con artist," Reid said. "Donald Trump is only trying to help one person — Donald Trump. ... If given the opportunity, Donald Trump will turn America into a big scam, just like Trump University.”