Senate Democrats delivered an embarrassing setback to the president Tuesday afternoon by choosing not to back his trade agenda, which failed to reach the required 60-vote threshold by a vote of 52-45. Opposition to the so-called fast-track legislation has been led by Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren, leading to several rhetorical jabs between the two recently.
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has suggested that the friction between the two isn’t based purely in political ideology, but includes the taint of sexism as well. Politico’s Seung Min Kim reports that Brown, when asked at a press conference how he thought the president had been disrespectful to Warren, replied, “I think referring to her as first name, when he might not have done that for a male senator, perhaps? I’ve said enough.”
Yikes: Sen. Sherrod Brown accusing President Obama of being sexist (towards Sen. Warren) http://t.co/kcFLig5FQ5
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) May 12, 2015
.@HotlineJosh yikes is right. I thought #obama was restrained given vitriol aimed at him.
— Jim Kessler (@ThirdWayKessler) May 12, 2015
Brace yourself for the next 18 months. If they'll call Obama a sexist for this — well, just think. http://t.co/zYyIF5oIWA
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) May 12, 2015
Please enjoy the identity-politics-fetishist circular firing squad… https://t.co/JpvQsIx5OE
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 12, 2015
@guypbenson @MarkDavis @HotlineJosh This jumped out at me when Obama kept calling her "Liz" instead of "Senator Warren".
— Spam Elliot (@jones4440) May 12, 2015
Popcorn time. https://t.co/Idyrg3yOes
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) May 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/johnlombo/status/598226449573752832
@HotlineJosh @AndrewStilesUSA @seungminkim finally, the left is eating itself.
— Billy ??? (@Billy_r_ps) May 12, 2015
@HotlineJosh @AndrewStilesUSA wait till Obama calls her an extremist
— Judy0309 (@JudyLFK) May 12, 2015
.@HotlineJosh what if I think they're both assholes? Does that make me a racist and a sexist?
— FlintTownProud (@laddydogH) May 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/598227320730558464
It’s complicated:
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/598227080543866880
OTOH, maybe Warren needs to check her white privilege & stop otherizing our first black president. https://t.co/JpvQsIx5OE
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 12, 2015
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