--- title: Elizabeth Warren: Supporters Use Hashtag #LetLizSpeak description: Celebrities who tweeted their support include Kerry Washington, who posted the letter Warren tried to read on the Senate floor canonical: https://time.com/4663605/elizabeth-warren-twitter-reactions-letlizspeak/ author: Zamira Rahim article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-08T13:41:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:12:02.594Z article:section: Politics og:title: #LetLizSpeak: Supporters React to GOP Silencing Elizabeth Warren og:description: Many posted the letter Warren had tried to read og:url: https://time.com/4663605/elizabeth-warren-twitter-reactions-letlizspeak/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafe66c5fcf80f48a/6988b93ba988ca4fb66baea4/elizabeth-warren-supporters.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Trump's Selection For Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Testifies During Her Senate Confirmation Hearing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: #LetLizSpeak: Supporters React to GOP Silencing Elizabeth Warren twitter:description: Many posted the letter Warren had tried to read twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafe66c5fcf80f48a/6988b93ba988ca4fb66baea4/elizabeth-warren-supporters.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # #LetLizSpeak: Supporters React to GOP Silencing Elizabeth Warren by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Feb 8, 2017 1:41 PM UTC  Sen. Elizabeth Warren listens to testimony from Betsy DeVos during her confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 17, 2017. Sen. Elizabeth Warren listens to testimony from Betsy DeVos during her confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 17, 2017.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Feb 8, 2017 1:41 PM UTC Thousands of people on Twitter wanted to #LetLizSpeak after Senate Republicans voted to [formally silence Elizabeth Warren.](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/us/politics/republican-senators-vote-to-formally-silence-elizabeth-warren.html?%5Fr=0) The hashtag began trending after Warren was rebuked for reading out a letter by [Coretta Scott King](http://time.com/4663497/coretta-scott-king-letter-warren-senate-sessions/), Martin Luther King’s widow, during the debate over Senator Jeff Sessions’ nomination for attorney general. The move angered Senate GOP, who officially silenced her and she’s now unable to comment on Session’s nomination in the Senate. Warren took to Twitter to object to her treatment, quickly gaining support amongst the celebrities and others who posted King’s letter. > [](https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/829140184692305923) > [](https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/829217029995507715) > [](https://twitter.com/kerrywashington/status/829175584982958080) > [](https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/829197650566201349) > [](https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/829152718698795008) Not everyone supported Warren’s move: [“We have become a society incapable of having debates anymore”](http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/318422-senate-votes-to-silence-warren-after-sessions-speech) GOP Senator Marco Rubio said after Warren was silenced, according to The Hill. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4663605/elizabeth-warren-twitter-reactions-letlizspeak/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4663605/elizabeth-warren-twitter-reactions-letlizspeak/"},"headline":"#LetLizSpeak: Supporters React to GOP Silencing Elizabeth Warren","datePublished":"2017-02-08T13:41:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:12:02.594Z","description":"Many posted the letter Warren had tried to read","url":"https://time.com/4663605/elizabeth-warren-twitter-reactions-letlizspeak/","keywords":["Senate","Mitch McConnell","chuck schumer","elizabeth warren","Jeff Sessions","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafe66c5fcf80f48a/6988b93ba988ca4fb66baea4/elizabeth-warren-supporters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafe66c5fcf80f48a/6988b93ba988ca4fb66baea4/elizabeth-warren-supporters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Trump's Selection For Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Testifies During Her Senate Confirmation Hearing","caption":"Sen. 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