Will Tuesday night go down as the moment a biased CNN question and a rebuffed handshake officially buried Elizabeth Warren’s campaign? Trending hashtags on Twitter would have you believe so.
In the seventh — and dullest yet — Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa, hosted by CNN, CNN’s Abby Phillips made sure to bring up a dubious claim made in a report Monday by the network — and promptly tip her hand on which of the candidates she believed to be telling the truth.
“So, Senator Sanders, I do want to be clear here, you’re saying that you never told Senator Warren that a woman could not win the election?” Phillips, a White House correspondent for the network, asked the Vermont senator.
That is correct,” Sanders replied.
Phillips then turned to Warren and asked a question that quickly sparked accusations of “media malpractice” online.
“Senator Warren, what did you think when Senator Sanders told you a woman could not win the election?” asked Phillips, clearly implying Sanders was lying.
“I disagreed,” Warren replied. “Bernie is my friend, and I am not here to try to fight with Bernie. But, look, this question about whether or not a woman can be president has been raised, and it’s time for us to attack it head-on.” Warren then used the assist from CNN to play the woman card hard. Video below from Grabien’s Tom Elliott:
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04.18.2024