Trump lashes out at 'untruthful slime ball' Comey: 'It was my great honor to fire' him

Hours after the surfacing of many unflattering comments in James Comey’s new book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, And Leadership,” President Trump took to Twitter and lashed out at the former FBI Director.
“James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired,” Trump tweeted. “He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted.”
James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired. He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted. He lied to Congress under OATH. He is a weak and.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 13, 2018
“He lied to Congress under OATH. He is a weak and untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI. His handling of the Crooked Hillary Clinton case, and the events surrounding it, will go down as one of the worst ‘botch jobs’ of history. It was my great honor to fire James Comey!” Trump added.
....untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI. His handling of the Crooked Hillary Clinton case, and the events surrounding it, will go down as one of the worst “botch jobs” of history. It was my great honor to fire James Comey!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 13, 2018
While Comey’s book is scheduled to be released on April 17, leaked transcripts reveal that he describes Trump as “untethered to truth” and compares him to a mafia boss.
Comey was abruptly fired by Trump in May of last year.
Hillary Clinton
Trump's nickname: "Crooked Hillary"
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Trump's nickname: "Mr. Magoo"
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Steve Bannon
Trump's nickname: "Sloppy Steve"
Elizabeth Warren
Trump's nickname: "Pocahontas"
Former FBI director James Comey
Trump's nickname: "Slippery James Comey"
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Kim Jong Un
Trump's nickname: "Rocket Man"
Chuck Todd
Trump's nickname: "Sleepy eyes / sleeping son of a b---h"
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Marco Rubio
Trump's nickname: "Little Marco"
Dianne Feinstein
Trump's nickname: "Sneaky Dianne Feinstein"
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Ohio Governor John Kasich
Trump's nickname: "1 for 38 Kasich"
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Bob Corker
Trump's nickname: "Liddle' Bob Corker"
NBC correspondent Katy Tur
Trump's nickname: "Little Katy"
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Chuck Schumer
Trump's nickname: "Cryin' Chuck / Fake Tears Chuck"
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Trump's nickname: "Jeff Flake(y)"
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Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
Trump's nickname: 'Wacky Congresswoman Wilson"
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Trump's nickname: "Little Adam Schiff"
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Journalist Megyn Kelly
Trump's nickname: "Crazy Megyn"
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The New York Times
Trump's nickname: "Failing New York Times"
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Trump's nickname: "Lyin' Ted"
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MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski
Trump's nicknames: "Crazy Joe Scarborough/Psycho Joe" and "Dumb as a Rock Mika"
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Jeb Bush
Trump's nickname: "Low energy Jeb Bush"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Trump's nickname: "Crazy Bernie"
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Jim Acosta
Trump's nickname: "Crazy Jim Acosta of Fake News CNN"
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CNN
Trump's nickname: "Clinton News Network"
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Former Sen. Al Franken
Trump's nickname: "Al Frankenstien"
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Democratic congressional candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th district Conor Lamb
Trump's nickname: "Lamb the sham'
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'Good Morning America' anchor George Stephanopoulos
Trump's nickname: "Little George"
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Face The Nation
Trump's nickname: "Deface the Nation"
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Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond
Trump's nickname: "Mad Alex"
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Former Vice President Joe Biden
Trump's nickname: "Crazy Joe Biden"
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama
Trump's nickname: Cheatin’ Obama
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