Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) spoke to CNN’s Don Lemon on Monday and discussed President Trump’s supposed role in the mass shootings that ravaged communities in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. She proclaimed Trump has “created plenty of space for hate,” adding that hateful people “celebrate” the president while noticeably ignoring her role as the choice candidate of the Dayton shooter.
The presidential candidate spoke about the shootings that occurred over the weekend and told Lemon the president has “created plenty of space for hate.”
“Donald Trump says ‘hate has no place in this country.’ Donald Trump has created plenty of space for hate,” she proclaimed.
“He is a racist. He has made one racist remark after another. He has put in place racist policies, and we’ve seen the consequences of it,” she continued, seemingly bashing Trump supporters by calling those who “celebrate” and support the president “hateful.”
“People who are hateful feel like they are now in power,” Warren said. “They are protected. They celebrate this president.”
“This has turned America in a terrible direction, and Donald Trump keeps it going,” she continued.
“And let’s be clear. A Republican Congress, Republican leadership in Washington – they got nothing to say about it. And that means they just help strengthen it. They help it keep moving right along,” she added.
While she agreed with Lemon that Trump needs to be more “forceful” in condemning white supremacy, she was among critics who dismissed Trump’s most recent forceful rebuke.
“It is the responsibility to the President of the United States to help fight back against that– not to wink and nod and smile at it,” she said:
Donald Trump is enabling white supremacy—and Republicans are enabling him. And when Congress and the American people have tried to fight the gun violence epidemic, @SenateMajLdr has put the NRA first. If we want action, we need to take back the Senate and end the filibuster. pic.twitter.com/aFzwt5lNk7
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 5, 2019
And we need a president willing to take executive action herself. I'll do everything I can—and I'll lead the fight for gun legislation from the White House.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 5, 2019