press secretary and porky pig

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

Twittering counts as publishing, I would think, so it's libel.

The legal remedy is impeachment, to 'make America respectable again.' But that won't happen yet.

Meanwhile, I'd love it if Obama would 'call Trump out' rhetorically. Excoriate him totally for saying what he did and having nothing. Stand up to the bully. That generally works very well, and it would in this case I think.

The distinction between slander and libel no longer exists. It used to be that libel was written and slander was spoken, but now both are known as defamation. Publication is a requirement, but publication occurs if defamatory words are spoken to another (besides the person being defamed).