Elizabeth Warren Ratioed Twice in Two Days on X for Attacks on Pete Hegseth, Trump
“Lady, you’re from the party that spied on an incoming president. If I were you, I would have several seats and not even mention the word corruption.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was stunned by President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be his Secretary of Defense. She immediately took to X to express her disapproval.
Warren wrote, “A Fox & Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense. I lead the Senate military personnel panel. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect every one of our service members. Donald Trump’s pick will make us less safe and must be rejected.”
Apparently, the senator was unaware that Hegseth served in the military for 20 years, during which he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He also received two bronze star medals, which the military awards to soldiers who have distinguished themselves “by heroic or meritorious achievement or service … while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.”
She also didn’t know that he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard University. Or that, during his time at Fox, he’s been a strong advocate for the veteran community.
A Fox & Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense.
I lead the Senate military personnel panel. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect every one of our servicemembers.
Donald Trump’s pick will make us less safe and must be rejected. https://t.co/6ADUJSm8x6
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) November 13, 2024
Warren’s remark received the swift, sharp rebuke it deserved.
Sean Davis, co-founder of The Federalist, pointed out Hegseth’s impressive resume and reminded Warren, “You falsely claimed to be an Indian to get a job you couldn’t get on the merits. Sit down, Pocahontas.”
Davis was, of course, referencing Warren’s claims of Native American heritage on employment forms in the 1990s. She had misrepresented herself in the hopes that her “minority status” would boost her career prospects.
The Boston Herald broke the story during her first run for the Senate in 2012. Warren claimed that her parents had often told her she had Cherokee blood. This sorry little saga ended in humiliating fashion for the senator when, challenged by then-President Trump, she took a DNA test in 2018 which showed she had less Native American ancestry than the average African American.
Pete Hegseth is a 20-year military veteran, a decorated combat veteran, a recipient of the Bronze Star (2x), and graduated from both Harvard and Princeton.
You falsely claimed to be an Indian to get a job you couldn’t get on the merits. Sit down, Pocahontas. https://t.co/BjCiROQVGn
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 13, 2024
Others quickly piled on.
Liz’s literal race card.
Never gets old. pic.twitter.com/TaxsQJ2JRk— Albert Latham (@albert1776) November 13, 2024
Is it true what I’ve been told – that you really were a respectable academic before you became a shameless political whore?
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) November 13, 2024
You left out that Hegseth is twice a bronze star recipient, served 20 years in the military including Iraq and Afghanistan, is a veterans’ advocate, and is Ivy League educated.
Characterizing him as simply a Fox News host is a despicable lie of omission.
This bullshit is why…
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) November 13, 2024
The following post might be the best argument for a Hegseth confirmation yet.
How many “qualified” people with “strong resumes” did it take to pull this off? pic.twitter.com/KYX0wuksZp
— Lafayette Lee (@Partisan_O) November 13, 2024
And on it went. Reply after brutal reply.
To be fair, Warren wasn’t the only Democrat to disparage Hegseth’s qualifications. Don Lemon, Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, Watergate relic Carl Bernstein, and former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican in name only, joined the meltdown.
The left is totally melting down right now. There's nothing else to describe this. pic.twitter.com/DV6UIjUP6H
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 13, 2024
Pete Hegseth is not remotely qualified to be Secretary of Defense.
The SecDef makes life-and-death decisions daily that impact our 2 million troops around the globe.
This is not an entry-level job for a TV commentator.
The Senate should do its job and deny this nomination.
— Rep. Jason Crow (@RepJasonCrow) November 13, 2024
Kinzinger is a bitter man who'll vote Democrats the rest of his life and also bitter he won't become ambassador to the country of his choice if Kamala Harris had won https://t.co/BEZHK30Dny
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 13, 2024
HOLY SMOKES: @ScottJenningsKY just went scorched earth on Carl Bernstein and CNN panel defending Pete Hegseth —
— while excoriating current Pentagon leadership over their disastrous record.
🔥🔥🔥
“Does anyone have confidence in the current leadership of the Pentagon? And the… pic.twitter.com/dEs315grh4
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 13, 2024
Still, it was surprising that she would put herself out there after having been slammed so hard on X just the day before. She wrote: “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law. I would know because I wrote the law. Incoming presidents are required to prevent conflicts of interest and sign an ethics agreement. This is what illegal corruption looks like.”
Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law.
I would know because I wrote the law.
Incoming presidents are required to prevent conflicts of interest and sign an ethics agreement.
This is what illegal corruption looks like. https://t.co/JJjJ59DgB5
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) November 11, 2024
Warren was simply employing that time-honored tactic that comes so naturally to Democrats: accusing their enemies of what they themselves are doing. This strategy was handed down to them decades ago from the late community organizer and communist Saul Alinsky.
Unfortunately for Warren, after a decade of the Democratic Party’s ever more brazen and corrupt schemes to destroy Trump, thousands of users recognized her hypocrisy and struck back.
Actually, this is what corruption looks like. How did you earn this money again? pic.twitter.com/QtNVTwMJe3
— Just a dude (@Just_A_Dude_AZ) November 11, 2024
Pound sand Pocahontas! We have 8 years of lawfare, the people have spoken. Help fix the mess you have made or get out of the way. pic.twitter.com/6MwstbGzbt
— Lori Mills (@LoriMills4CA42) November 11, 2024
Lady, you’re from the party that spied on an incoming president if I were you, I would have several seats and not even mention the word corruption.
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) November 11, 2024
Warren doesn’t realize that Trump’s resounding victory shows the majority of voters are on to them by now. Democrats, drunk with power and craving even more, played the game too long. The party jumped the shark when they decided to use law fare against Trump.
And, while they are free to pretend otherwise, the election showed they’ve already run afoul of another Alinsky rule: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag. ‘Don’t become old news.’”
Elizabeth writes commentary for The Washington Examiner. She is an academy fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a member of the Editorial Board at The Sixteenth Council, a London think tank. Please follow Elizabeth on X or LinkedIn.
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Warren is a disgusting cancer.
Truth is like kryptonite to them.
Action novels are full of men earning all sorts of battle honors being dropped by wives, girlfriends or other women. It’s the role of women. It avoids having to keep them in following episodes.
Sean Davis nailed it. She is a shameless hypocrite, and fits perfectly in the Dem Party.
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