Overview

• On July 30, Warren leaned on a small desk during a Senate vote on two resolutions to block U.S. arms sales to Israel, causing it to collapse and sending her to the floor.
• Senators from both parties rushed to help, with Republicans Ted Cruz and Susan Collins among the first to offer assistance.
• C-SPAN footage of the incident went viral online, drawing widespread mockery from conservative social media accounts.
• The online reaction has revived scrutiny of Warren’s 2018 DNA-based Native American ancestry claim, with commentators like Clay Travis making pointed jibes.
• Other Republican senators, including Rand Paul and John Barrasso, also moved to assist her after the fall.