Jesse Lehrich, a foreign policy spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, told Donald Trump to "go fuck yourself" on Twitter during the second presidential debate on Sunday night.
The tweet came as Clinton and Trump were debating the war in Iraq. Trump claimed he would not have sent U.S. troops into Iraq in 2003 and attacked Clinton for her vote in favor of the war, saying Army Capt. Humayun Khan would still be alive if that decision had not been made.
hey, @realDonaldTrump – regarding your claim that Captain Khan would be alive if you were president:
go fuck yourself.#debate
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) October 10, 2016
Khan was killed fighting in Iraq in June 2004, and his parents famously spoke out against Trump at the Democratic National Convention this summer.
Lehrich has since apologized for his tweet.
I want to apologize for the clearly inappropriate nature and language of this personal tweet. Sorry all.
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) October 10, 2016