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Warren unleashes Twitter storm on Trump

<p>As it became clear Donald Trump was going to emerge as the winner of Indiana&#39;s Republican primary Tuesday, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren let the world know she wasn&#39;t happy about it.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/727692197148119040" target="_blank">She said in a series of angry tweets</a>, &quot;I&#39;m going to fight my heart out to make sure @realDonaldTrump&#39;s toxic stew of hatred &amp; insecurity never reaches the White House.&quot; And it didn&#39;t stop there.</p><p>Her other posts hit a variety of topics Trump has previously received negative attention for, like his&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/727690955218952193" target="_blank">statements about women</a>&nbsp;and his&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/727691457889447937" target="_blank">stance on waterboarding and similar interrogation techniques</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Warren&#39;s Twitter rant came shortly after Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race, leaving Trump as the likely Republican nominee.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://news.vice.com/article/sanders-and-clinton-campaigns-both-name-drop-elizabeth-warren-for-veep" target="_blank">Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders</a>&nbsp;have both hinted they are considering Warren as a running mate,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/22/elizabeth-warren-gunning-vp/" target="_blank">and some have speculated</a>&nbsp;that has encouraged Warren&#39;s continued scrutiny of Trump.&nbsp;</p><p>As of Wednesday morning, Trump had yet to respond to Warren&#39;s tweets.&nbsp;</p><p><i>This video includes clips from&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePsNcoMNNXc" target="_blank">Office of Elizabeth Warren</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReFReMfBWAY" target="_blank">Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njlp4AaTwWQ" target="_blank">CNN</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7rWXURt6PI" target="_blank">CBS / &#39;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,&#39;</a></i><i>&nbsp;</i><i><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren-attack-221054" target="_blank">Politico</a></i><i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOFlUi4iGx8" target="_blank">Scott Brown for U.S. Senate</a></i><i>, and images from Getty Images.&nbsp;</i></p>
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senator Elizabeth Warren has taken to Twitter to attack what she calls presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's "toxic stew of hatred & insecurity."

The Massachusetts Democrat issued a series of tweets Tuesday night as results from the Indiana GOP primary forced Texas Senator Ted Cruz from the race and left Trump as the overwhelming favorite for the nomination.

Warren tweets that Trump has built his campaign on "racism, sexism and xenophobia" and that there's more enthusiasm for him "among the leaders of the KKK than leaders of the political party he now controls."

Warren says what happens next is "a character test for all of us -- Republican, Democrat, and Independent."

Warren has been mentioned by party insiders as a potential running mate for likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Associated Press 2016

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