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Lindsey Graham speaks at the the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, September 19, 2015.
Top Republican senators on Thursday pushed back on President Donald Trump's attack on that "Morning Joe" host Mika Brzezinski, who he tweeted was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" when he visited his Mar-a-Lago estate.
"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 to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me," Trump tweeted on Thursday. "She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!"
Brzezinski is the cohost, along with her soon-to-be husband Joe Scarborough, of MSNBC's "Morning Joe." Brzezinski, Scarborough, and Trump have had a contentious relationship throughout the 2016 campaign and the early months of Trump's presidency.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said Trump's tweet "represents what is wrong with American politics."
"Mr. President, your tweet was beneath the office and represents what is wrong with American politics, not the greatness of America," Graham tweeted.
"Please just stop. This isn't normal and it's beneath the dignity of your office," Sen. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, tweeted.
Rep. Lynne Jenkins, a Kansas Republican, said Trump's tweet was "not okay."
"This is not okay. As a female in politics I am often criticized for my looks. We should be working to empower women," Jenkins said.
And it didn't take long for Democrats to seize on Trump's offensive tweet, either.
"Many Republicans will condemn this tweet in strong moral terms," Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat said. "Then they will spend rest of day trying end insurance for 22m Americans."