Anthony Weiner described son as ‘chick magnet’ in text exchange which broke his marriage
Details continue to emerge about the long series of messages and pictures that were sent between the disgraced congressman and a woman online
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Your support makes all the difference.Former congressman and failed New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner described his son as a “chick magnet” to a woman he was flirting with online for over a year.
The discovery comes the same week that the New York Post revealed a picture he had sent the woman of his crotch, while his four-year-old son was sleeping at his side. His wife, top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, announced their separation after six years.
Mr Weiner sent nine pictures of his son to the woman over the last two years, prompting her to say: "It’s like a puppy. Chicks love cute kids and puppies."
The politician-turned-pundit has already been publicly exposed for sending lewd messages to women online in 2011 and 2013, and the affairs were captured in a documentary called Weiner, released this summer.
One picture was of his son in a swing, and his father wrote that he was "putting him to work".
Another picture was of the child in a hooded bathrobe. Shortly afterwards, Mr Weiner asked the woman if she was "getting laid".
When she asked him if that was an "invitation", he replied: "God. In a New York minute."
He frequently boasted about his physical attributes and invited the woman to come to New York, but she reportedly declined.
In February he told her he was "cranky, horny and generally ready for change".
The 51-year-old politician also reportedly complained about the lack of affection from his wife but said the couple were "civil nowadays".
Ms Abedin stood by her husband during the previous scandals, telling reporters she loved him.
She said to Vogue in an interview this month that she was only able to work and travel so much due to her "support network" and that Mr Weiner was willing to be a "stay-at-home dad".
In a statement announcing their split, just weeks after the Vogue interview, she said: "After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband.
"Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life. During this difficult time, I ask for respect for our privacy."
The Clinton campaign said Ms Abedin would not be taking time off work.
She was reportedly with Mr Weiner and her family in the Hamptons last weekend when the New York Post phoned them with the news.
Ms Abedin remained on Long Island with her son to attend a fundraiser for Ms Clinton, while Mr Weiner went back to their apartment in Manhattan.
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