Judge rules that woman can't sue Trump over insulting tweet

Manhattan state Supreme Court Judge Barbara Jaffe ruled that though Trump's tweets about public relations strategist and Republican consultant Cheryl Jacobus were "rife with vague and simplistic insults," they were expressions of opinion protected by the First Amendment.

"[...] although the intemperate tweets are clearly intended to belittle and demean plaintiff," they wouldn't prevent her from working as a consultant and political commentator, Jaffe wrote in a 20-page decision signed Monday.

In her decision, Jaffe ruled that whether Jacobus "begged" Trump for a job, as he had tweeted, was subjective, rather than an objective fact.

Because it followed her own public criticisms of Trump, Jaffe ruled, the context of the exchange "signals to readers that plaintiff and Trump were engaged in a petty quarrel."