Journalists took to Twitter to call out the official Twitter account of the White House following a tweet that targeted CA Sen. Kamala Harris and MA Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday, but seemed to forget the Obama administration set the precedent in doing so.

The White House official Twitter account tweeted Monday:

.@SenWarren, why are you supporting criminals moving weapons, drugs, and victims across our nation’s borders? You must not know what ICE really does. Here is a link to help you out: https://t.co/5CiTKkIs4c — The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 2, 2018

.@SenKamalaHarris, why are you supporting the animals of MS-13? You must not know what ICE really does. Here is a link to help you out: https://t.co/kcrNj4aVMU — The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 2, 2018

Journalists responded:

Stunning. Official White House twitter account attacking and smearing a US Senator. https://t.co/RdBlTI4c90 — Dafna Linzer (@DafnaLinzer) July 2, 2018

Questionable on ethical and legal grounds to attack them from the official White House account https://t.co/nbARGvS6wA — Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) July 2, 2018

White House official twitter account slams potential 2020 opponents over ICE FALSELY accusing @SenKamalaHarris of “supporting the animals of MS-13” and @SenWarren of “supporting criminals moving weapons, drugs and victims” across our borders. Raises questions of law and ethics — Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) July 2, 2018

Re: White House tweets attacking Senators: Section 1352(a) of Title 31: No part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress shall..be used directly or indirectly to pay for any .. written matter… intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress — Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) July 2, 2018

Their responses were an indicator that they may struggle with long-term memory — the Obama White House similarly targeted Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell:

Sorry @SenateMajLdr, but we wouldn’t call millions of Americans gaining health coverage a “broken promise” #ACAWorks https://t.co/9rXwwiFPjR — White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 26, 2015

A short memory indeed.

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