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  • 2016-06-10 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Elizabeth Warren Say 'We Shall Disarm Republicans Ourselves'? (en)
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  • In June 2016, at least two memes were circulated featuring a quote purportedly from Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren saying, If the Republicans disarm, all is well and good. If they refuse to disarm, we shall disarm them ourselves: The quote also circulated in early 2015: The meme's June 2016 recirculation was likely due to Warren's new visibility as a vocal adversary to Donald Trump and his candidacy. As Warren debated the GOP frontrunner on Twitter, folks resurrected the old purported quote as a general argument against Warren's character and likability: Before 2015, a nearly identical version of the quote existed, but that version was widely and consistently attributed to former Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin, not Elizabeth Warren: We were unable to locate any interviews, footage, clips, tweets, or other instances in which Elizabeth Warren said anything remotely resembling the phrase quoted above. (en)
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