Trump White House eyes Warren as potential 2020 foe
Source: The Hill
BY JORDAN FABIAN - 05/09/17 06:00 AM EDT
The White House is keeping tabs on Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), viewing her as a potential challenger to President Trump in the 2020 election.
The Republican National Committee (RNC), in coordination with the White House, is assembling a research file on Warren and other possible 2020 opponents and frequently circulates memos critical of her to reporters. White House aides, meanwhile, are closely following the senators criticism of the president and have aggressively hit back in the media.
When The Hill published Warrens criticism last month of Trumps decision to drop Americas largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan, the White House press office quickly responded with a rebuttal an unusual level of attention for a single senator.
As somebody who is probably, in the hearts and minds of liberal activists, a leader of the party, that voice carries some weight, and we have to respond, said one White House official who requested anonymity to describe internal thinking. We dont think ignoring her is the right approach.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332456-in-warren-white-house-sees-potential-2020-foe
CanonRay
(14,093 posts)irisblue
(32,950 posts)exploit or shut up on order. Time for the near daily comment...f that guy.
Javaman
(62,510 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)And I do think Warren will run in 2020.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,839 posts)Depends on his health I would guess.
melm00se
(4,988 posts)be looking at someone inside their own party as a challenger as it is extremely likely that there will be a strong Republican primary challenge to Trump (assuming he makes it thru his 1st term).
woundedkarma
(498 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,115 posts)they think Trump will still be in office by 2020
sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)against someone 42 months in advance.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)So my guess is they're HOPING their responding to her elevates her enough to become the candidate, so she'll go the way of Bernie Sanders. They saw how the Sanders thing worked out.
Look for the one who has a high profile and a following, but who the W.H. doesn't respond to. THAT is the candidate they are trying to force into the unknown void.