--- title: White House Twitter Account Attacks Senators Over ICE description: The White House Twitter account singled out Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, accusing them of supporting MS-13. canonical: https://time.com/5328883/official-white-house-twitter-senators-abolish-ice/ author: Alix Langone article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-03T01:27:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:33:04.020Z article:section: Politics og:title: White House Twitter Account Attacks Senators Over ICE og:description: "Why are you supporting the animals of MS-13?" og:url: https://time.com/5328883/official-white-house-twitter-senators-abolish-ice/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d501d90aa27ac2c/6989346fe76ad23dbd632672/white-house-twitter-account-attacks-kamala-harris.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Democratic Leaders Join Higher Education Leaders Calling For Passage Of Dream Act og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: White House Twitter Account Attacks Senators Over ICE twitter:description: "Why are you supporting the animals of MS-13?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d501d90aa27ac2c/6989346fe76ad23dbd632672/white-house-twitter-account-attacks-kamala-harris.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Official White House Twitter Account Attacked Senators Who Have Been Critical of ICE > Sponsored content. 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The official White House Twitter account attacked two Democratic senators who have been critical of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)._ by [Alix Langone](https://time.com/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Jul 3, 2018 1:27 AM UTC by [Alix Langone](https://time.com/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Jul 3, 2018 1:27 AM UTC The official White House Twitter account attacked two Democratic senators who have been critical of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who recently called for abolishing ICE, and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who has been critical of the agency, both received direct tweets to their official Senate accounts. “Why are you supporting the animals of MS-13?” a tweet at Harris on Monday read. The White House Twitter account also linked to ICE press releases [about recent deportations](https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-removes-salvadoran-ms-13-affiliate-irish-national-manslaughter-conviction) and the program overview for the [Border Enforcement Security Task Force](https://www.ice.gov/best). > [](https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1013883261150466048) > [](https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1013894581207912452) It’s common for President Donald Trump to attack his critics – by name or otherwise – on Twitter, but he uses his personal Twitter account (@realDonaldTrump). The official White House account (@WhiteHouse) has usually been used for less partisan messaging. Calls for abolishing the agency have [gained ground in recent weeks](http://time.com/5325492/abolish-ice-history/) as the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” and [family separation policies](http://time.com/5314769/family-separation-policy-donald-trump/) have created a political uproar. Both senators are considered potential presidential contenders for the 2020 election, and Harris is a rising star in the Democratic party. Harris replied to the White House tweets from her personal Twitter account, writing that she “went after gangs and transnational criminal organizations” as a prosecutor. > [](https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1013868419291152387) In May, [President Donald Trump took heat](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/us/trump-animals-ms-13-gangs.html) for using the word “animals” to refer to MS-13 gang members. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Girls who are 12 years old are taken away from the rest of their families, separately, or little boys. 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