Here’s a shock to no one: following Jeff Sessions’ confirmation as U.S. Attorney General Wednesday, his former Senate colleague Elizabeth Warren vowed that she would not be silenced again.
Wait … did we mention that Sessions was confirmed?
Haha. #TheResistance sucks at resisting. https://t.co/KOj200A5h7
— Jason (@jasonelevation) February 9, 2017
The resistance really hasn’t had a good time of it this week, what with the confirmations of both Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions. Warren, who had inspired the #ShePersisted hashtag, did indeed persist.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she won't be silent about Jeff Sessions' "radical hatred" https://t.co/St66qNpzZv pic.twitter.com/RShWNuLbK6
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 9, 2017
Get out your industrial strength earplugs.
The War Cry of #Fauxocantas hath been unleashed. https://t.co/9PNT9e4HyV— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 9, 2017
Consider this: It was only last June that Hillary Clinton, a shoe-in to be America’s 45th president, reportedly was envisioning a “beer summit” of sorts in her first 100 days in office, exploiting her “ability to use alcohol as a political lubricant” to hold a “relaxed, frank discussion” with her political opponents.
And Warren, who campaigned fiercely with Clinton, seemed to be OK with that … before Nov. 9. If we were Jeff Sessions, we wouldn’t be swallowing any beverage put in front of us, regardless of alcohol content, while Warren was anywhere around.
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Her tweetstorm was utterly predictable, but if it makes it any more fun to read, check out the number of likes on each one.
I’m deeply disappointed that the Senate voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General tonight.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
Deeply disappointed that the Senate confirmed an AG whose record does not show he will faithfully & fairly enforce the law.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
Thanks to you, everyone now knows the concerns that Coretta Scott King had about Jeff Sessions. Concerns that millions of people still have.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
Yes, we’ve all read the letter … the one that’s not a fraction as damning as Warren’s tweets suggest.
There’s no Rule 19 to silence me from talking about Jeff Sessions anymore. So let me say loudly & clearly: This is just the beginning.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
If Jeff Sessions turns a blind eye while @realDonaldTrump violates the Constitution or breaks the law, he'll hear from all of us.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
If Jeff Sessions makes even the tiniest attempt to bring his racism, sexism & bigotry into @TheJusticeDept, he'll hear from all of us.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
And you better believe every Senator who voted to put Jeff Sessions’s radical hatred into @TheJusticeDept will hear from all of us, too.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
Consider this MY warning: We won’t be silent. We will speak out. And we WILL persist.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
That certainly does sound like a warning:
Someone is running for president already… https://t.co/couwe9uff0
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) February 9, 2017
we hear from you all the time. If we disagree with you, we're racist. Same old storyline
— CNN is Liberal Propaganda❗️❌?? (@DemMediabias) February 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/Based_Aspie/status/829521619022446594
You might want to start worrying about keeping your seat in two years. @gehrig38 will be hard to beat in MA
— CNN is Liberal Propaganda❗️❌?? (@DemMediabias) February 9, 2017
Worry about yourself. At 44% approval even your state is sick of you.
— Mark Elmendorf (@ElmendorfMark) February 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/CarolVicic/status/829536000070283267
https://twitter.com/debwilliams/status/829509452806111232
https://twitter.com/Travelling__Man/status/829541783176617984
sorry babe I think that's your 15 minutes
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) February 9, 2017
Sit down. https://t.co/feoQBqqq9N
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) February 9, 2017
If you keep up your ridiculous identity politics you will suffer from rule 19 over and over and over. I love it
— James McGrew (@JamesMcGrew1) February 9, 2017
You have no power. You cannot impeach Sessions without a majority but keep grandstanding on Twitter!
— Matthew Battle (@librab103) February 9, 2017
You sound just like Donald Trump https://t.co/GsE1eJDVV1
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 9, 2017
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