Can Omar and Tlaib sue Trump for slander?

[Initech]

After all the shit that he has hurled about them at @realDonaldTrump, is there anything that they can do? I understand going after the president is a pretty big deal, but he deserves whatever he gets. And what he did today was completely horrible and dangerous, it definitely crossed a line.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. They are public figures, so it would be almost impossible. In any event,

there's a 1982 Supreme Court case holding that the President is entitled to absolute immunity from liability for civil damages based on his official acts. Is a tweet an official act? Dolt 45's tweets are being regarded as official presidential communications, so maybe.

[elleng]

2. Not likely.

As public people, the standard would be more difficult for them to maintain.

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
"he is suing the TV network for slander"
synonyms: defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, calumny, libel

oral defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another, which untruth will harm the reputation of the person defamed. Slander is a civil wrong (tort) and can be the basis for a lawsuit.

[MiniMe]

3. That' tRump's M.O., sue people or be sued until the people run out of money to fight it

Don't play into his hands, let the House handle it at this point.