Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren fired off a series of tweets Saturday morning panning Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence — as well as Trump himself.
“@realDonaldTrump & @mike_pence are a perfect match: Two small, insecure, weak men who use hate & fear to divide our country & our people,” Warren tweeted.
.@realDonaldTrump & @mike_pence are a perfect match: Two small, insecure, weak men who use hate & fear to divide our country & our people.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
The crux of the progressive senator’s attack focused on Pence’s stance against abortion. Using a common refrain deployed by pro-choice supporters, Warren said Pence is “famous for trying to control women’s bodies.”
Of COURSE @realDonaldTrump – a guy who calls women fat pigs & bimbos – picked a VP who is famous for trying to control women’s bodies.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
What’s worse? @realDonaldTrump & @mike_pence’s sexism isn’t some radical fringe of the @GOP. They’re in line with the party platform.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
The @GOP platform is the most anti-choice ever: defund @PPFA & denounce all abortion. Even cases of rape, incest & woman’s potential death.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
She also said the governor is “famous” for discriminating against the LGBT community, and slammed the Republican platform for its embrace of traditional marriage and conversion therapy, though the party platform does not specifically say “conversion therapy.”
And OF COURSE @realDonaldTrump – a guy who “[doesn’t] feel good” about marriage equality – picked a VP famous for LGBT discrimination.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
The @GOP platform says overturn marriage equality & it supports parents putting their LGBT children through conversion therapy. Disgusting.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
The @GOP platform even says that children not from “natural marriage” are more likely to be drug addicts. Hateful AND disgusting.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
“Terrifying to think of @mike_pence being a heartbeat from presidency – but the direction @GOP wants to take our country is MORE terrifying,” Warren concluded.
Terrifying to think of @mike_pence being a heartbeat from presidency – but the direction @GOP wants to take our country is MORE terrifying.
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 16, 2016
Warren’s tweets came as Trump was holding an event Saturday morning in New York City to formally introduce Pence as his running mate.
Warren is a top candidate to be chosen as presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate. She met with Clinton in Washington, D.C., on Friday. An announcement of Clinton’s selection is expected as early as next week.
