In Twitter burst, Clinton slams GOP for working 'against women'

Hillary Clinton on Monday slammed Republicans for working “against women” in a series of tweets.

“Congressional trifecta against women today: 1) Blocking great nominee, 1st African American woman AG, for longer than any AG in 30 years….” Clinton’s first tweet read.


“…2) Playing politics with trafficking victims….3) Threatening women’s health & rights,” her tweets continued.

Clinton’s social media outburst comes after Loretta Lynch has been waiting for Senate confirmation for 128 days. On Sunday, Sen. Mitch McConnell said that her appointment could take longer than expected as the Senate debates a standoff regarding a human trafficking bill, which is being held up over a provision dealing with abortion.

During Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest called the delay “unconscionable” and “a bunch of political obstructions” set up by Republicans.

Clinton’s tweets come as she herself is facing scrutiny from the media in light of her use of a personal email address and server to conduct official business.

In a CNN/ORC poll released on Monday, 52 percent of Americans said that the email controversy is “not relevant to her character or her ability to serve as president.” Forty-six percent said that the scandal indicates that she may not be ready to handle the job of president. The poll also found that the former secretary of state is viewed as less “honest and trustworthy” than she was last year. In 2014, 56 percent of Americans trusted Clinton and saw her as honest, now about 50 percent feel the same.

Fifty-seven percent of those polled said she is somebody that “they’d be proud to have as their president.”

This CNN/ORC poll was conducted between March 13-15 among 1,009 Americans and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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