Donald Trump invites Bill Clinton's ex-mistress at presidential debate to enrage Hillary
DONALD Trump is set to incense rival Hillary Clinton after inviting her husband Bill’s former mistress Gennifer Flowers to tomorrow night's presidential debate.
Donald Trump to enrage Hillary Clinton by inviting Gennifer Flowers to presidential debate
The Republican nominee initially made the threat on Twitter on Saturday afternoon after billionaire Mark Cuban, who supports Mrs Clinton, said he had received a front-row seat to the event.
“If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him!” Mr Trump wrote.
If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him!
“Trump scares me,” Mr Cuban said after announcing his support for Ms Clinton.
“Donald, initially, I really hoped he would be something different, that as a businessperson, I thought there was an opportunity there. But then he went off the reservation and went bats*** crazy.”
Mr Trump first misspelled Mrs Flowers’ first name, writing it with a ‘j’ instead of a ‘g’. He deleted this first tweet and retweeted the same message, this with the proper spelling.
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And Mrs Flowers replied promptly confirming she had agreed to join the debate.
Whether she appears, however, remains to be seen but the move has ratcheted up the animosity between the two presidential hopefuls.
And Mrs Flowers’ personal assistant said: “’Ms Flowers has agreed to join Donald at the debate.”
Mrs Flowers herself also appeared to respond to Mr Trump’s potential invitation directly on Twitter.
An unverified account in her name, on which Mrs Flowers appears to have posted many photos and selfies, tweeted: ‘Hi Donald. You know I’m in your corner and will definitely be at the debate!’
Trump said perhaps Mr Cuban would want Gennifer Flowers sitting 'right beside him'
The message ended with a kiss emoji showing two lips.
Mr Cuban meanwhile responded in a tweet of his own: “Donald. Remember when you told me on the phone we were ‘Bobbsie Twins’ and I laughed ?”
He appeared to be referring to the Bobbsey Twins, a series of children’s novels published throughout the 20th century.
Mr Cuban said Donald Trump went 'off the reservation and went bats*** crazy'
The books have since come under fire for being racist, especially through the portrayal of the family’s cook, a black woman named Dinah.
An influential businessman and fellow billionaire, Mr Cuban has publicly criticised Mr Trump in the past - repeatedly attacking him for not releasing his tax returns and calling him “bats*** crazy”.
It was back in 1998 that Bill Clinton testified under oath that he had sex with Mrs Flowers
It was back in 1998 that Bill Clinton testified under oath that he had sex with Mrs Flowers, an actress and model. She had come forward in 1992 saying she had an affair with him during his time as governor from the late 1970s to the end of 1989.
He had previously denied having an affair with Mrs Flowers during a 1992 interview on 60 Minutes.
The live presidential debate will take place later today, but in the early hours of the morning UK time.