President Trump predicted Tuesday that his decadeslong feud with Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., may never end.
“Congressman Jerry Nadler fought me for years on a very large development I built on the West Side of Manhattan. He wanted a Rail Yard built underneath the development or even better, to stop the job. He didn’t get either & the development became VERY successful,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
He continued, “Nevertheless, I got along very well with Jerry during the zoning and building process. Then I changed course (slightly), became President, and now I am dealing with Congressman Nadler again. Some things never end, but hopefully it will all go well for everyone. Only time will tell!”
Congressman Jerry Nadler fought me for years on a very large development I built on the West Side of Manhattan. He wanted a Rail Yard built underneath the development or even better, to stop the job. He didn’t get either & the development became VERY successful. Nevertheless,….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 9, 2019
….I got along very well with Jerry during the zoning and building process. Then I changed course (slightly), became President, and now I am dealing with Congressman Nadler again. Some things never end, but hopefully it will all go well for everyone. Only time will tell!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 9, 2019
Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has asked for documents from 81 of Trump’s close associates and business partners in recent weeks. The committee has also threatened to subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller’s report if an unredacted copy is not provided to Congress.
Trump has reportedly told White House aides to refuse to hand over information.
[Related: Top Democrat calling for full Mueller report had different view when Bill Clinton was investigated]
The feud between Nadler and Trump was detailed in a Washington Post article this week that said the crossfire began in 1985 when Trump bought a former railroad yard in Nadler’s assembly district and proposed a massive development project in its place.
In 1992, when Nadler was nominated to the U.S. House in a special election, he openly opposed giving Trump federal funding for the development, which Trump had scaled back as the project stalled. As part of his plans, Trump had proposed relocating part of a highway obstructing waterfront views and asked for federal assistance in doing so.
Nadler slammed his request as “Trump pork” and worked to write a law that banned any funds going toward relocating the stretch of the highway.
Trump has held a grudge against Nadler for opposing the project ever since.
[Also read: Giuliani says Jerry Nadler should get ‘everything’ in Mueller’s report]
“If Nadler spent more time in a gymnasium losing weight, he would do the voters a bigger service,” Trump said at the time. “He needs to lose about 200 pounds.”
Nadler had weight loss surgery in 2002, but Trump has reportedly continued to mock his weight. Last month, during a meeting with House Republicans at the White House, Trump referred to the congressman as “Fat Jerry.”
“I’ve been battling Nadler for years,” he said.
.@rachaelmbade @jdawsey1 report Trump-Nadler feud.
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“Trump wants us to spend $350M tear down brand new highway bury it so will not block views Hudson from his new Riverside S. luxury housing development. For $350M taxpayers money Trump gets higher prices for condos pic.twitter.com/KzNNbwFmLN— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 9, 2019
