Wasserman Schultz: Trump believes 'he was elected as a dictator'

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President Donald Trump “believes he was elected as a dictator,” Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Tuesday.

In a pair of Tuesday morning tweets, the president sounded off on the Democratic Party. He called out Democratic leaders — including “Fake Tears [Chuck] Schumer,” as he wrote — over a malfunctioning microphone at Monday evening’s rally at the steps of the Supreme Court. Trump slammed the rally, which despite its technical difficulties drew more than a thousand protesters, as “a mess.”

He also expressed furor over the slow pace of confirming his Cabinet nominees, tweeting that Democrats “should be ashamed of themselves!” and highlighting their obstruction as an example of why Washington “doesn’t work!”

In an interview on Fox Business Network, Wasserman Schultz said Trump’s tweets were both “very interesting” and “telling.”

“Because it shows that he believes that he was elected as a dictator,” Wasserman Schultz said. “There is an advise and consent role for the United States Senate and that is what they are doing. He doesn't just get to have his nominations rubber stamped.”

For her part, the Florida congresswoman and former Democratic National Committee chair said many of Trump’s nominees are “wholly unqualified,” singling out education secretary nominee Betsey DeVos in particular.

She also questioned Trump’s mandate, broaching the sensitive subject of his popular vote loss. Even after his inauguration, Trump has continued to falsely claim with no evidence that he lost the popular vote because millions of people voted illegally against him, and he has pledged to investigate possible voter fraud.

“Look, Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by nearly 3 million votes,” Wasserman Schultz said. “The people did speak, and Donald Trump would do well to listen to them.”