--- title: Elizabeth Warren Attacks Donald Trump, Republicans in Speech description: Here's what Elizabeth Warren said about Donald Trump and the Republican Party in a speech Thursday for the American Constitution Society canonical: https://time.com/4364099/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-republican-party/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-10T14:24:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T22:31:13.917Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Elizabeth Warren's Speech Attacking Donald Trump, Republican Party og:description: "His aim is exactly the same as the rest of the Republicans" og:url: https://time.com/4364099/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-republican-party/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7328cf699be79427/6988973b524fc02fd1df854e/elizabeth-warren-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2979 og:image:height: 1676 og:image:alt: Sen. 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Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) addresses the American Constitution Society 2016 National Convention on June 9, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Astrid Riecken/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jun 10, 2016 2:24 PM UTC Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren berated presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and the rest of his party in a speech on Thursday—the same day she [endorsed Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4363841/elizabeth-warren-hillary-clinton-endorsement-election-2016-vice-president/) for president. Speaking at the national convention for the American Constitution Society, Warren linked Trump’s recent [remarks about Judge Gonzalo Curiel](http://time.com/4359768/paul-ryan-donald-trump-judge-curiel-racism/?xid=homepage) to the [refusal by Senate Republicans to hold confirmation hearings](http://time.com/4224322/antonin-scalia-replacement-supreme-court-mitch-mcconnell-senate/?iid=sr-link2) for Supreme Court nominee [Merrick Garland](http://time.com/4260899/merrick-garland-supreme-court-nominee-president-obama/). “Donald Trump chose racism as his weapon, but his aim is exactly the same as the rest of the Republicans. Pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful,” she said. “Trump isn’t a different kind of candidate. He’s a Mitch McConnell kind of candidate.” **Read more:** [White House Ties Donald Trump Comments on Judge to Supreme Court Holdup](http://time.com/4358663/donald-trump-judge-gonzalo-curiel-white-house-supreme-court/) Here are Warren’s [full remarks](https://medium.com/@SenWarren/equal-justice-under-law-4346ea773b6c#.9eh2xxpge) from the event in Washington D.C.: --- > “” --- **Read more:** [Republicans Condemn Donald Trump’s Attack on Trump U Judge](http://time.com/4358239/donald-trump-republicans-judge/) --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4364099/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-republican-party/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4364099/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-republican-party/"},"headline":"Read Elizabeth Warren's Speech Blasting Trump as a 'Total Disgrace'","datePublished":"2016-06-10T14:24:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:31:13.917Z","description":"Here's what Elizabeth Warren said about Donald Trump and the Republican Party in a speech Thursday for the American Constitution Society","url":"https://time.com/4364099/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-republican-party/","keywords":["elizabeth warren","Donald Trump","transcripts"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7328cf699be79427/6988973b524fc02fd1df854e/elizabeth-warren-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7328cf699be79427/6988973b524fc02fd1df854e/elizabeth-warren-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sen. 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