Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg attacked each other over ‘wine cave’ fundraisers and taking money from mega-rich donors

Date: Dec 20 2019
  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg went after each other on campaign finance issues during Thursday night’s Democratic debate in Los Angeles. 
  • Warren began the debate by attacking the mayor for raising campaign cash from wealthy donors, in part through private fundraisers. 
  • “We made the decision many years ago that rich people in smoke-filled rooms would not pick the next president of the United States,” Warren said. 
  • Buttigieg responded in part by noting that he’s the only candidate on stage who’s not a millionaire or a billionaire. “Senator, your net worth is 100 times mine,” he told Warren. 
  • Warren responded, “I do not sell access to my time.”  

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg went after each other about campaign finance issues during Thursday night’s Democratic debate in Los Angeles. 

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