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On Thursday, Elizabeth Warren suggested concern at Donald Trump's retweet of a quote by Benito Mussolini and his subsequent lack of a disavowal. | AP Photo Warren digs in on Trump, praises Sanders

When it comes to her criticism of Donald Trump, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is not giving an inch.

‘‘Donald Trump claims that the reason he’s qualified to be president of the United States is that he is a very, very, very successful businessman," the Massachusetts Democrat said Thursday, according to The Associated Press. ‘‘Donald Trump is not a great business success, and it’s time he’s called on it.’’

The remarks follow a barrage of tweets and a Facebook post from the senator on Monday in which she called the Republican presidential front-runner a "loser," albeit one who should be taken seriously. "More than anyone we’ve seen before come within reach of the presidency, Donald Trump stands ready to tear apart an America that was built on values like decency, community, and concern for our neighbors," Warren wrote on Facebook. "Many of history’s worst authoritarians started out as losers — and Trump is a serious threat. The way I see it, it’s our job to make sure he ends this campaign every bit the loser that he started it."

On Thursday, Warren suggested concern at Trump's retweet of a quote by Benito Mussolini and his subsequent lack of a disavowal. ‘‘That is really scary and the American people should pay very close attention," she said, according to the report.

In response to Trump sarcastically calling her "the Indian" after her tweetstorm, Warren invoked her 2012 Senate campaign with Scott Brown in which she came under fire for being listed in law school directories as having Native American ancestry.

‘‘If Donald Trump thinks that by using Scott Brown’s hate-filled attacks on my family he’s going to shut me down, then he better think again,’’ she said. ‘‘It didn’t work before and it’s not going to work now.’’

Warren, who has not endorsed either Democratic candidate, praised her Senate colleague from Vermont when apparently asked whether Bernie Sanders should get out of the race with Hillary Clinton.

‘‘He’s out there. He fights from the heart. This is who Bernie is,’’ Warren said, adding that either Sanders or Clinton would be a better choice than any of the Republicans running. ‘‘He has put the right issues on the table both for the Democratic Party and for the country in general so I’m still cheering Bernie on.’’