While senators from both parties stepped in to help, MAGA voices online quickly seized the moment for mockery.
A video capturing Sen. Elizabeth Warren falling on the Senate floor has become fodder for ridicule among pro-MAGA circles online.
The incident took place Wednesday evening during a vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Marshals Service. The 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat was seen standing near a desk in the well of the Senate chamber, arms crossed, when the desk appeared to shift. Losing her balance, she fell backward to the floor.
The unexpected fall prompted a moment of rare bipartisan concern, as lawmakers from both parties rushed over to assist her. Among them was Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, 54, who helped lift Warren by the arm. Cruz—who previously made headlines in 2022 for a crude joke implying Warren “could” have a penis—offered support as she regained her footing.
Warren appeared unharmed, lightly tapping Cruz’s hand in reassurance before leaning against a more stable desk. Several senators gathered to examine the desk, rocking it slightly and seemingly reenacting the moment to understand how it had failed.
The video began circulating widely after it was posted by conservative outlet Blaze Media, drawing derisive reactions from MAGA-aligned social media users who pointed to her age and called for her to step down.
“Boom! Pocahontas herself, Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren, just took a nasty fall on the Senate floor. Perhaps it’s time for her to retire?” wrote Conservative Brief, reviving the derogatory nickname President Trump has used in reference to Warren’s past claims of Native American ancestry.
Right-wing commentator and MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson reacted with a terse, “Yikes. Down she goes.”
Elon Musk ally and conservative pundit Ian Miles Cheong went further, writing, “It’s too bad Elizabeth Warren didn’t fall on her face.”
Despite the disruption, the Senate proceeded with business, voting to advance the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta as director of the U.S. Marshals Service. Warren was among 39 Democrats who voted against Serralta, who currently serves as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Florida.
Earlier that same day, Warren supported two resolutions introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, 83, intended to block arms sales to Israel. About half of Senate Democrats backed the resolutions, but united Republican opposition ensured both measures failed.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson, 53, sent representatives home early for summer recess—an apparent move to delay any confrontation over the long-awaited Jeffrey Epstein files. In contrast, Senate GOP leadership has been moving quickly to confirm President Trump’s nominees.
