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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,996 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 04:06 PM Oct 2018

Elizabeth Warren reportedly trashed White House's John Kelly over his newly uncovered emails

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has reportedly issued a fiery statement against the White House chief of staff, John Kelly, following the revelation of an email in which he described the Democratic lawmaker as "an impolite arrogant woman."

In the February 2017 email, obtained by BuzzFeed News through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, Kelly, then the secretary of homeland security, mentioned he had the "absolutely most insulting conversation" with Warren regarding President Donald Trump's first travel ban.

"She immediately began insulting our people accusing them of not following the court order, insulting and abusive behavior towards those covered by the pause, blah, blah, blah," Kelly wrote, referring to a temporary restraining order on the travel ban.

Warren, who took part in a demonstration over the ban at Boston's Logan International Airport, personally reached out to Kelly and demanded answers about the situation, BuzzFeed News said, citing an anonymous congressional source. Kelly reportedly did not respond to Warren for a week and later denied she had tried to make contact with him.

Warren on Thursday appeared to echo the congressional source's characterization. The journalist David Dayen published what he said was an emailed statement from Warren saying that she and her staff "tried to get answers from the Department of Homeland Security" but that "there was only one problem."

"Trump's new Director of Homeland Security — John Kelly — wouldn't return our calls and emails," she reportedly said. "My staff emailed back and forth with his staff, but we couldn't get them to set up a call or answer our questions."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elizabeth-warren-reportedly-trashed-white-houses-john-kelly-over-his-newly-uncovered-emails-about-her/ar-BBOgN1d?li=BBnb7Kz

Another Republican snowflake who gets upset when the shit he spews is thrown back in his face.

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Elizabeth Warren reportedly trashed White House's John Kelly over his newly uncovered emails (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 OP
She "reportedly" issued a statement? What? She issued a statement or she didn't. Orangepeel Oct 2018 #1
If I, as a reporter, Cirque du So-What Oct 2018 #3
A good reporter would do the leg work Hokie Oct 2018 #5
No you are absolutely correct and justified to point that out Hokie Oct 2018 #4
He obviously was intimidated by her knowledge rainy Oct 2018 #2

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)
1. She "reportedly" issued a statement? What? She issued a statement or she didn't.
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 04:10 PM
Oct 2018

I know that’s not the point, but, what?

Cirque du So-What

(25,939 posts)
3. If I, as a reporter,
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 04:26 PM
Oct 2018

had not viewed the actual statement with my own eyes - along with proof that it had been officially issued - I would say 'reportedly' as well.

Hokie

(4,288 posts)
5. A good reporter would do the leg work
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 04:31 PM
Oct 2018

And in the article there is a link to the email that Sen. Warren wrote to David Dayen. If you want to call an email a statement that's OK but not quite accurate.

Hokie

(4,288 posts)
4. No you are absolutely correct and justified to point that out
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 04:27 PM
Oct 2018

This is an example of what passes for journalism these days.

rainy

(6,091 posts)
2. He obviously was intimidated by her knowledge
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 04:13 PM
Oct 2018

and confidence. Some men don’t like strong intelligent willful women.

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