Rep. Moulton on Trump: 'I have never seen a weaker commander in chief in American history'

Rep. Seth MoultonSeth MoultonEx-CBO director calls for more than trillion in coronavirus stimulus spending Overnight Defense: Trump’s move to use military in US sparks backlash | Defense officials take heat | Air Force head calls Floyd’s death ‘a national tragedy’ Democrats blast Trump’s use of military against protests MORE (Mass.), a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, said he has never seen a “weaker commander in chief” than President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE.

“Part of his job is to be commander in chief, and I have never seen a weaker commander in chief in American history,” Moulton, a former Marine Corps officer, said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Kasie DC.”

“The way that he cozies up to our enemies and abandons our allies across the globe, insults our own troops, American heroes like John McCainJohn Sidney McCainThe Hill’s Campaign Report: Bad polling data is piling up for Trump Cindy McCain ‘disappointed’ McGrath used image of John McCain in ad attacking McConnell Report that Bush won’t support Trump reelection ‘completely made up,’ spokesman says MORE, it’s very hard to imagine anyone going into combat that actually trusts this commander in chief.”

“One of the first things you learn when you join the military is that you can drop out of a run and they’ll let you try again, you can fail a test and they’ll let you take that test again, but if you lie about anything, you’re gone that afternoon. That’s how important trust is in the military.”

Moulton’s comments came in response to tweets from Trump over the weekend in which he dismissed North Korean short-range missile tests and sided with Kim Jong UnKim Jong UnNorth Korea warns US to stay out of its affairs to ensure ‘smooth running’ of presidential election A crisis on the Korean peninsula reinforces the need for allies South Korea charging defectors over leaflets dropped in North MORE on criticism of former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, the 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner.

“North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me,” Trump tweeted. “I have confidence that Chairman Kim will keep his promise to me.”

The president also said he “smiled” when Kim referred to Biden as a “low IQ individual.”

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Trump has frequently been criticized over his praise for Kim.