Politics & Government

Elizabeth Warren: Donald Trump a 'Pathetic Coward' Who 'Can't Handle Losing to a Girl'

The Twitter taunts continue, and liberals are loving it.

If you thought Sen. Elizabeth Warren had exhausted her supply of insults against Republican nominee Donald Trump, think again.

The Massachusetts senator's latest ammunition is a Trump claim construed by many as an out-and-out threat of gun violence against Hillary Clinton.

Warren, ever the attack dog despite getting the pass for VP, was quick to respond Tuesday night, tweeting:

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Warren's been on the assault against Trump since well before she endorsed Clinton late this primary season, and hasn't let up since. Supporters aren't tired of it yet. Mother Jones, for one, shared the latest tweets under the headline "Elizabeth Warren Just Humiliated Donald Trump With Two Perfect Tweets."

Trump at a Tuesday rally said if Clinton gets to pick Supreme Court judges — "nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know."

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In a statement, campaign spokesman Jason Miller said Trump was just talking about the influence of Second Amendment groups like the NRA. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, coming off a successful primary reelection, said the comment "sounds like a joke gone bad."

But like so many of spontaneous "jokes" made by Trump on the campaign trail, the backlash was swift and alarmed. What would be stranger these days is if Warren ignored the comment altogether.

>> Photos via Trump, Warren Twitter accounts

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