President Barack Obama is getting some heat for the way he referred to Senator Elizabeth Warren in citing her criticism of his trade agenda.
Among others, Ohio Senator Sherrod Bown, a top Democrat leading the fight against Obama's trade push "criticized the president for what the senator saw as 'disrespectful' comments toward Warren and suggested that Warren’s gender may have played a role," according to Politico.
When asked how Obama was being disrespectful of the Massachusetts Democrat, Brown replied: “I think by just calling her ‘another politician.’” He continued, “I’m not going to get into more details. I think referring to her as first name, when he might not have done that for a male senator, perhaps? I’ve said enough.”
I've really been angry at him this last couple of weeks, as I think you can tell from my writing during that time. I'm afraid Obama thinks TPP will be a legacy for him. He'd better hope not. As I discuss in an article coming out on Saturday (I think), if he just coasts, he is likely to have the most job creation in a single term since at least Carter. People don't remember Bill Clinton fondly because of NAFTA. They remember him fondly because of a 3.9% unemployment rate. Wake up Mr President!
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