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Warren Accused Sanders Of Calling Her A Liar On TV
Democratic presidential hopeful Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (L) chats with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (L) alongside billionaire-philanthropist Tom Steyer (C) during a break of the seventh Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register at the Drake University campus in Des Moines, Iowa on January 14, 2020. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
By Yesha Callahan · Updated December 6, 2020

The tension brewing between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders came to a head following Tuesday night’s CNN/Des Moines Register debate. Following the debate, the two presidential hopefuls shared an exchange that ended up with Sanders throwing his hands up and walking away.

Although the exchange’s audio wasn’t immediately available, it was finally released by CNN Wednesday night.

“I think you called me a liar on national TV,” she said.

“What?” he responded.

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“I think you called me a liar on national TV,” Warren responded.

“You know, let’s not do it right now. If you want to have that discussion, we’ll have that discussion,” Sanders said, and Warren replied, “Anytime.”

“You called me a liar,” Sanders retorted. “You told me — all right, let’s not do it now.”

Days before that exchange, Warren said he previously told her that a woman could not win the election, something Sanders denied, but others eventually corroborated Warren’s allegations.

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Although the two have been “friends” for decades, it seems as though their friendship may have to be pushed to the side, because all isn’t fair in friendship and politics.

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