Sen. Elizabeth Warren had a social media meltdown after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for extreme vetting of immigrants from certain Middle Eastern nations and a halt to the Syrian refugee program.
The order said that “the entry of nationals of Syria as refugees is detrimental to the interests of the United States” and stopped Syrian refugee admission into the United States until it “is consistent with the national interest.”
The Massachusetts senator, not affectionately known as Fauxahontas, attacked the administration on Twitter.
15 months ago, I traveled to the Greek island of Lesvos – the 1st stop for many Syrian refugees as they flee the terrors of ISIS. pic.twitter.com/Q02rbWqoWJ
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 27, 2017
I saw the shoddy, paper-thin rubber rafts that people cram onto with a hope & a prayer that they’ll make it across the choppy, rocky sea.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 27, 2017
I saw the plastic pool floaties parents put on small children, hoping that would be enough to save them if the raft went down. pic.twitter.com/C8HQpWIB11
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 27, 2017
And I met a 7-yr-old girl – younger than my own granddaughters – who had been sent out on that perilous journey alone. pic.twitter.com/00beGm7URo
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 27, 2017
I thought about what horrors must have possessed her parents to hand a wad of cash & their little girl over to human smugglers.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 27, 2017
Today, @realDonaldTrump closed the door on that little girl – & so many others who are running for their lives.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 27, 2017
Let’s be clear: A Muslim ban by any other name is still a Muslim ban.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 28, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump‘s order restricting immigrants from Muslim countries & freezing admission of refugees is a betrayal of American values.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 28, 2017
We are a country of immigrants & refugees, of people fleeing religious persecution & seeking freedom, a country made strong by diversity.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 28, 2017
The Syrian refugees admitted to the US last yr are kids, doctors, teachers, engineers, & college students who sought safety from terrorists.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 28, 2017
Turning our back on refugees because of their religion creates recruiting fodder for ISIS and other terrorist groups.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 28, 2017
On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, we remember what can happen when hatred & fear turns neighbor against neighbor. When we abandon those in need.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 28, 2017
I urge @realDonaldTrump: embrace policies that reflect America’s core values & protect our ntl security. Rescind this executive order now.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 28, 2017
Warren was not the only Democrat senator to engage in such hyperbole.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy took a break from his usual anti-gun banter to weigh in on the president’s decision and call out his colleagues.
And he used the image of a drowned Syrian child to do it.
To my colleagues: don’t ever again lecture me on American moral leadership if you chose to be silent today. pic.twitter.com/XW7sjmCcXh
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 28, 2017
That tweet followed an op-ed he wrote earlier in the day for the Huffington Post that slammed the order.
“Trump has now handed ISIS a path to rebirth,” he wrote. “They can and will use his announcement today as confirmation that America is at war with Muslims, especially those Muslims living in desperate circumstances.
“Their recruitment bulletin boards will light up with new material. Their entreaties to would-be lone wolf attackers in America will have new energy and purpose,” Murphy added.
“All the work we have done to cut down on extremist recruitment at home and abroad now goes out the window,” he said. “It’s a new day for terrorist recruiters.”
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