A 7-year-old girl asked Sen. Elizabeth Warren if she would promise to “close the camps” during a campaign event in New Hampshire.
The girl nervously introduced herself as Elizabeth, to which the Massachusetts Democrat joyfully replied, “Your name is Elizabeth also?” The child giggled as Warren waited for her to ask a question. As the child struggled to get the words out, a woman can be heard instructing the child to “tell her what you want to do.”
“I wanted to know if … um … if … you’re going to close the camps?” the child asked.
“The camps where the children are held?” asked Warren. “Yes, yes I will, Elizabeth.” The audience applauded as Warren thanked the child for asking the question.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set off a media firestorm in June when the New York freshman compared immigrant detention centers along the border to “concentration camps.” A month later, Ocasio-Cortez said she didn’t regret the comments, citing a group of 200 historians who backed up her claim.
Last week, Warren, 70, said she would allow a “young trans person” to interview the prospective secretary of education nominee on her behalf and that if the young trans person didn’t approve, the person would not get the job.
