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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:40 AM Feb 2020

Audio: Bloomberg slammed Warren as 'scary' and demeaned his endorsement of Obama

WASHINGTON – Leaked audio of billionaire and 2020 Democratic contender Michael Bloomberg shows him calling the progressive left and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mas., "scary" while also suggesting that Sen. Mitt Romney, R-UT, would have been a better president than former President Barack Obama.

CNN released the audio Monday, saying it came from a Goldman Sachs event for at Yankee Stadium in 2016. In it, Bloomberg is heard saying "the left is rising. The progressive movement is just as scary. Elizabeth Warren on one side. And whoever you want to pick on the Republicans on the right side?" when asked about the rise of the far-right in Europe.

Bloomberg also said that he would use a "campaign platform" for the presidency to "defend the banks."

"You know how well that's gonna sell in this country," he said, adding that the people in the banking crowd are his "peeps."

USA Today
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/4864125002

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Audio: Bloomberg slammed Warren as 'scary' and demeaned his endorsement of Obama (Original Post) JonLP24 Feb 2020 OP
Boo, motherfucker mahina Feb 2020 #1
UGH, I wouldn't trust him Raine Feb 2020 #2
Not even a microsecond!! Mitt the Twit... really?! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #3
Me neither duforsure Feb 2020 #4
Booo!! pinkstarburst Feb 2020 #5
 

Raine

(30,540 posts)
2. UGH, I wouldn't trust him
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:09 AM
Feb 2020

for a second.

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InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
3. Not even a microsecond!! Mitt the Twit... really?!
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:41 AM
Feb 2020

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
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duforsure

(11,885 posts)
4. Me neither
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:51 AM
Feb 2020

And he's just another billionaire using his money to be relevant, and to leverage himself against others. He has little to offer when his past policies and actions are exposed.

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Joe Biden
 

pinkstarburst

(1,327 posts)
5. Booo!!
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 09:44 AM
Feb 2020

Having him on the ticket would be a disaster for voter turnout.

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