Elizabeth Warren skewers Michael Bloomberg, calling him 'a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians'

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Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren skewered former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg during the opening minutes of Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.
• The Massachusetts Democrat went after her billionaire opponent by likening both his persona and his policies to those of President Donald Trump.
• "I'd like to talk about who we're running against - a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians," Warren said. "And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm talking about Michael Bloomberg."
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren skewered former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg during the first minutes of Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.

The Massachusetts Democrat went after her billionaire opponent by likening both his persona and his policies to those of President Donald Trump.

"I'd like to talk about who we're running against - a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians," Warren said. "And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm talking about Michael Bloomberg."

Warren went on to say she'll support whoever the Democratic nominee is, but that Bloomberg would be a deeply flawed alternative to Trump.

"Democrats are not going to win if we have a nominee who has a history of hiding his tax returns, of harassing women, and of supporting racist policies like redlining and stop and frisk," Warren went on. "Democrats take a huge risk if we just substitute one arrogant billionaire for another."

The line drew immediate shock and praise from Democrats online.

Warren came out SWINGING at Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/3D8bnvvm4m

- Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) February 20, 2020

ELIZABETH
WARREN

- Elizabeth Bruenig (@ebruenig) February 20, 2020

Holy. Shit. Elizabeth. Warren.

- Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) February 20, 2020

EAT HIM LIZ

- Erin effing golden Ryan (@morninggloria) February 20, 2020

Elizabeth Warren knows this is her night to stand out and boy did she just do it.

- Yashar Ali �� (@yashar) February 20, 2020

We have been nice. We have been empathetic. We've been told to smile. We've been smarter a lot of the time. Most of the time. I am high on @ewarren saying what we've wanted to all say at some point in our lives - "STFU and listen to me!"

We see you and hear you @ewarren !!

- alyssa mastromonaco (@AlyssaMastro44) February 20, 2020

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