Trump tweeted about International Women’s Day and Senator Elizabeth Warren was not here for it.
Warren was not impressed with President Trump’s International Women’s Day tweets on Wednesday morning. He tweeted, “I have tremendous respect for women and the many roles they serve that are vital to the fabric of our society and our economy.” He also tweeted to invite people to, “On International Women’s Day, join me in honoring the critical role of women here in America & around the world.”
I have tremendous respect for women and the many roles they serve that are vital to the fabric of our society and our economy.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2017
On International Women’s Day, join me in honoring the critical role of women here in America & around the world.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2017
Warren blasted him and his tweets during an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday, challenging him to “put your money where your mouth is,” and telling him that “talk is cheap.”
The Senator has famously been an opponent of the GOP for years throughout her career, and is currently described as a significant “public thorn in the side of Republicans.” Most recently, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s efforts to silence her ended up turning into a viral meme, and even an immensely popular tattoo.
Warren told MSNBC that Trump could show his support for women by actually passing and creating legislations that support the interests and health of American women, rather than those supporting “the deregulation of giant financial institutions.” By doing that, she argued, it doesn’t do anything at all to help women. It just benefits “those who’ve already become billionaires.” It’s far from the first time Trump has been accused of doing as much, and it’s not the first time Warren has condemned him for doing so—it’s one of her major points of contention against the President.
During the interview, she urged him to not support “an Affordable Care Act amendment that’s going to drive up costs and cut coverage,” but instead to focus his energy toward putting out some regulations on the economy that will be helpful not only to women, but “to our families, and…to our communities.”
Warren continues to persist and resist!