The 2016 Blast The latest POLITICO scoops and coverage of the 2016 elections. Email Sign Up

Tweets from https://twitter.com/politico/lists/team-politico



Warren shreds Trump on economic boasts

The average American might be hurting in her pocketbook, but adding Donald Trump to the equation would be akin to letting an arsonist near a blaze that is already out of control, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.

“We have an economy that’s in real trouble, but when the economy is in this kind of trouble, calling on Donald Trump for help is like if your house is on fire calling an arsonist to come help out," the Democratic senator told CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in an interview aired Wednesday night.

Warren, who called Trump a "loser" on social media earlier this month, said that the Manhattan real-estate magnate is only looking out for himself. When Colbert pointed out that she shares some similarities with the Republican front-runner, namely their rhetoric about Wall Street and financial elites, who Trump has accused of "getting away with murder," Warren had a sharp retort at the ready.

“Well, let’s be real clear. Donald Trump is looking out for exactly one guy, and that guy’s name is Donald Trump," she said. "So, look — he smells that there’s change in the air, and what he wants to do is ensure that that change works really, really well for Donald Trump.”

Calling into question Trump's claims about winning in business, Warren noted that Trump himself had some help. “He says in business he wins, wins, wins," she commented. "Well, the truth is, he inherited a fortune from his father.”

Warren declined once again to say whether she would support Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination, praising both candidates for having a discussion on the issues at the right place. “So between Secretary Clinton and Sen. Sanders, they’re talking about should it be free college or should it be debt-free college," she said, referring to Sanders' and Clinton's college-debt proposals, respectively. "God bless — that is the right place to have the discussion.”

“Look — what’s going on right now is that there’s a lot of hurtin’ out there among the American people; people who work hard, who play by the rules are having a really hard time getting ahead. Washington is not working for them, and I think Bernie Sanders gets out there and makes that case," she said. "I think Hillary Clinton gets out there and makes that case, and I’m glad to see it.”