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Jefferson's supporters accused Adams of having a “hideous hermaphroditical character,” while Adams' camp called Jefferson “a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow.” Jefferson hired a sleazy journalist, James Callendar, to smear Adams in the press, including the (false) story that he wanted to start a war with France.