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Senator blasts alt-right leader Richard Spencer on Twitter: 'Get a real job, clown!'
Source: ABC News
Senator blasts alt-right leader Richard Spencer on Twitter: 'Get a real job, clown!'
By MARK OSBORNE • Sep 29, 2017, 6:40 AM ET
Sen. Ben Sasse isn't a pro at the mechanics of using Twitter, but he sure tapped into the site's zeitgeist by unloading a string of 11 tweets at "clown" Richard Spencer Thursday evening.
The Republican from Nebraska responded aggressively to a tweet from Spencer, who took issue with Sasse saying Russian President Vladimir Putin loved American in-fighting.
Spencer called Sasse a "goober conservative."
The remark set off Sasse, a frequent target of far-right conservatives, who said everyone could agree "racists like you" are to blame for racism.
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By MARK OSBORNE • Sep 29, 2017, 6:40 AM ET
Sen. Ben Sasse isn't a pro at the mechanics of using Twitter, but he sure tapped into the site's zeitgeist by unloading a string of 11 tweets at "clown" Richard Spencer Thursday evening.
The Republican from Nebraska responded aggressively to a tweet from Spencer, who took issue with Sasse saying Russian President Vladimir Putin loved American in-fighting.
Spencer called Sasse a "goober conservative."
Link to tweet
The remark set off Sasse, a frequent target of far-right conservatives, who said everyone could agree "racists like you" are to blame for racism.
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senator-blasts-alt-leader-richard-spencer-twitter-real/story?id=50174114
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