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GOP Senate Candidate Kingston Mocks Warren’s ‘Nevertheless She Persisted’ Anniversary

GOP Senate Candidate Kingston Mocks Warren’s ‘Nevertheless She Persisted’ Anniversary

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BOSTON — Businessman John Kingston, one of three Republicans angling for the party nod to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren in November, recognized on Wednesday the one-year anniversary of the Warren's "nevertheless, she persisted," Senate floor moment with a playful series of statements. A year ago, Warren was repeatedly asked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to refrain from "impugning" a fellow member, a violation of Senate rules, during then-Alabama Senator Jeff Ses

BOSTON — Businessman John Kingston, one of three Republicans angling for the party nod to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren in November, recognized on Wednesday the one-year anniversary of the Warren's "nevertheless, she persisted," Senate floor moment with a playful series of statements. A year ago, Warren was repeatedly asked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to refrain from "impugning" a fellow member, a violation of Senate rules, during then-Alabama Senator Jeff Ses…