Lindsey Graham: Silencing Elizabeth Warren was 'long overdue.' His reason is extra special

Elizabeth Warren

If Mitch McConnell’s explanation of Senate Republicans’ silencing of Elizabeth Warren—“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted”—hadn’t become such an instant classic, this one from Lindsey Graham would be getting a little more attention. But, just as Lindsey languished in the shadows during his ill-fated presidential run, so too is his obnoxious crowing about silencing Warren not getting the (negative) attention it deserves:

“The bottom line is, it was long overdue with her. I mean, she is clearly running for the nomination in 2020.”

Man who ran for president and had to drop out because he had no support assails the presidential ambition of woman who refused to run for president despite a major campaign begging her to do so. Seriously, if we didn’t have “Nevertheless, she persisted,” would this not be a memeworthy encapsulation of the sexism of the moment?

And seriously, if it was “long overdue” to silence every senator with presidential ambition, the Senate floor would be silent except for that woman who reads the roll calls. Nope, there’s something special about Elizabeth Warren—specifically, about the way she gets under Republican skin.