‘You called me a liar on national TV’: audio released of testy Warren-Sanders exchange – By Maanvi Singh (The Guardian) / Jan 15 2020
Candidates and longtime friends trade angry remarks before Tom Steyer offers an awkward hello
CNN has released the audio of the testy exchange between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders that took place following Tuesday’s Democratic debate.
After the debate wrapped, Bernie Sanders outstretched his hand to Elizabeth Warren. Warren did not take it, and the two progressive candidates, who until recently have avoided criticizing each other publicly, exchanged words – which until now were inaudible.
On Wednesday, CNN’s Anderson Cooper released audio of the conversation.
“I think you called me a liar on national TV,” Warren said to Sanders.
“Let’s not do it right now,” Sanders responded. “You called me a liar.”
Meanwhile, Tom Steyer, caught awkwardly between the longtime friends and colleagues, said: “I don’t want to get in the middle … I just wanted to say ‘Hi,’ Bernie.”
“Yeah, OK. Good,” Sanders said.
Tuesday’s debate, the final one before the Iowa caucuses next month, deepened the schism between the two over a report that Sanders told Warren during a private meeting in 2018 that he did not think a woman could win the 2020 election.
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