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Elizabeth Warren launched a tweetstorm in response to an ad that ran frequently during Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate that portrayed her as a Communist dictator and slammed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the watchdog agency that Warren launched before running for Senate.

Midway through the debate, Warren decided to rebut the attack ad with a series of tweets defending the myriad ways the CFPB has helped consumers since the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, which created the agency, passed:

So… Can we talk about that ad that just ran during the #GOPDebate where I look like a Commie dictator? — Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) November 11, 2015

Wall Street has a problem: They know the @CFPB is working, & it’s incredibly popular with the families it helps. #GOPDebate — Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) November 11, 2015

The @CFPB has forced the big financial companies to return more than $11B to people they cheated on credit cards, mortgages, etc. #GOPDebate — Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) November 11, 2015

Thousands of dollars on a TV ad is nothing compared to the money the big banks save if their GOP buddies go after the @CFPB. #GOPDebate — Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) November 11, 2015

Wall Street knows if they soften @CFPB support, the GOP will feel better undercutting the agency in closed-door deals. #GOPDebate — Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) November 11, 2015