Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., began her 2020 campaign with a “demonstrably false allegation,” according to former Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
The pair had a Twitter spat last week which centered on Warren claiming Gowdy was leaving politics for a “fat lobbyist paycheck.”
“If you are going to criticize the president and other people for being loose with the facts, don’t be loose with the facts yourself,” Gowdy said on Fox News. “She is running for president of the United States. And she kicks it off by making a demonstrably false allegation against a former colleague.”
Since leaving Congress last week, Gowdy has rejoined his old law firm, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, in South Carolina as a white-collar defense attorney.
In a tweet Friday, Warren claimed he retired because he “just wanted a fat lobbyist paycheck,” adding “That should be illegal.”
Gowdy responded that he was not planning on doing any lobbying. “Perhaps you were cracking open a beer when that was announced,” he said, referring to an Instagram livestream Warren hosted last week in which she was drinking beer. “Don’t mind your criticisms. Just be more sensitive to facts,” he added on Twitter.
He took another shot at Warren’s Instagram video during his Fox News interview. “It sounded so natural,” he teased with a smile. “And I was struck by authenticity and the naturalness of that. Wow.”
Warren announced on Dec. 31 that she had launched an exploratory committee for a White House bid, which allows her to raise money without formally declaring. Last weekend, she held a number of events in early-voting Iowa — a clear sign she is gauging the reception to her impending bid.
