‘We Will Persist’: Elizabeth Warren Goes on Tweetstorm Against Sessions After Senate Vote

Josh FeldmanFeb 8th, 2017, 9:04 pm

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Senator Elizabeth Warren, who last night became the de facto leader of Jeff Sessions opposition in Congress, went on a tweetstorm tonight in response to the Senate voting to officially confirm him.

Warren was reprimanded last night for quoting the words of Coretta Scott King slamming Sessions in 1986. The attempt to silence her led to massive uproar in the Democratic party, #LetLizSpeak and #NeverthelessShePersisted taking off on Twitter, and Warren appearing on a ton of TV programs to speak out against Senate Republicans and Sessions.

Tonight after the vote to confirm Sessions she went on a tweetstorm that served as a warning to Republicans about allowing his “radical hatred” to lead the DOJ:

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

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