Following a decisive Super Tuesday victory and an endorsement from President Barack Obama, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton took a victory lap against Republican rival Donald Trump on Twitter. After ignoring the New York real-estate mogul’s latest tweeted insult, she instead told him to delete his account. The social media post blew up the internet and inadvertently produced a cavalcade of brilliant reactions and endless talking points for political pundits on Thursday night and Friday morning. Yet the Donald wasn’t finished, because as soon as the regular business day began Friday he’d already published his first insult. The target? Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
Since March, the Democratic congresswoman has been using social media, television appearances and other functions to rip apart the Republican nominee and his convoluted platform. As a result, Trump co-opted prior criticism of Warren’s claims about her supposed Native American ancestry and made it his own, frequently calling the progressive senator “Pocahontas” in interviews and online. Hence this tweet:
Pocahontas is at it again! Goofy Elizabeth Warren, one of the least productive U.S. Senators, has a nasty mouth. Hope she is V.P. choice.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2016
Though her response time was 16 minutes slower than Clinton’s, Warren — who endorsed the presumptive nominee on Thursday, adding to rumors regarding her being a possible VP pick — was quick to jump on the “delete your account” bandwagon with her own two cents:
No, seriously — Delete your account. https://t.co/O1u7oc0jAR
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 10, 2016
Needless to say, we must address and clarify two points immediately. First, the answer is yes — this is real life. In order to report and understand what’s considered news these days, one must understand the expression “delete your account.”
OH in the newsroom: An extensive explanation of what “delete your account” means.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 10, 2016
And second? Warren’s jab at Trump was nowhere near as popular as Clinton’s, but that didn’t stop Twitter’s legions from chiming in:
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/741246940902477824
I'm starting to think he has a crush on you.
— Kat Kinsman (@kittenwithawhip) June 10, 2016
Drag Him Queen.
— Ebad (@simplyebad) June 10, 2016
Elizabeth Warren is all kinds of awesome. @realDonaldTrump
— Laura 🌺 (@LauraE303B) June 10, 2016
❤️❤️❤️
— Christine Choan, PhD 🧬🧠 (@preopticarea) June 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/LaurenWaksman/status/741248440814964736
https://twitter.com/Oh_Jesse/status/741247173707345920
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https://twitter.com/LoganJames/status/741246701214826497
.@elizabethforma to @realDonaldTrump like 😱😱😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/D9bTxsg0Cz
— Marcie Bianco (@MarcieBianco) June 10, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Delete yourself Donald!!! pic.twitter.com/IVCAp0gpZ7
— Boston Jimmy (@bostonjimmy_) June 10, 2016
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https://twitter.com/Antferny/status/741253178885328896