Democratic presidential contenders on the debate stage accused Michael Bloomberg of trying to buy his way into the White House. Senator Elizabeth Warren took aim at the billionaire in the spin room in Las Vegas. More here: DemDebate
LAS VEGAS - Michael Bloomberg faced a barrage of attacks at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, as his rivals assailed the free-spending and fast-rising billionaire over his record on race, history of sexist comments and the use of his massive fortune to muscle his way into the contest.
“We’re running against a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians,” said Warren, a senator from Massachusetts. “And, no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump, I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.”Bloomberg has been accused over the years of many sexist and misogynistic comments, and several lawsuits have been filed alleging that women were discriminated against at his media company.
The high stakes were evident in the intensity of the exchanges, with Biden and Warren, in particular, facing the do-or-die task of reigniting their campaigns after poor showings in Iowa and New Hampshire earlier this month. Bloomberg said there were “very few” nondisclosure agreements. “None of them accuse me of anything,” he said. “Maybe they didn’t like the jokes I told.”
Bloomberg said he was “worried” and “embarrassed” about his past support for stop-and-frisk and that he had apologized for supporting it.“It’s not whether you apologize or not, it’s the policy... And it was in fact a violation of every right people have,” Biden said.
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