President-elect Trump’s early morning tweet calling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the “head clown” of the Democratic Party is already sending the discourse on Capitol Hill to new lows as Democrats rush to Schumer’s defense and Republicans awkwardly try to justify the move.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Hillary Clinton’s running mate in her failed bid against Trump, suggested that mental issues are behind Trump’s “clown” comment.

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