(CNN) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants you to know she isn't "very polite." The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate is seizing on a moment from a Fox News town hall on Sunday when host Chris Wallace chastised the New York Democrat for attacking the right-leaning network's coverage of abortion. Wallace responded: "I understand, maybe to make your credentials with the Democratic base who are not appearing on Fox News, you want to attack us, but I'm not sure it's frankly very polite." Women candidates, more than their male counterparts, are often criticized for appearing impolite or not smiling enough. In 2016, then-GOP candidate Donald Trump referred to his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton as a "nasty woman."

Source: CNN June 03, 2019 19:39 UTC