Elizabeth Warren came to play tonight.

At Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate ahead of the Nevada caucuses, Warren went for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hard with her very first speaking opportunity, slamming his record of sexist comments about women and comparing him to President Trump.

“Democrats take a huge risk if we substitute one arrogant billionaire after another,” Warren said. “I'd like to talk about who we're running against: a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians, and, no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm talking about Mayor Bloomberg."

“I'd like to talk about who we're running against. A billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians and no I'm not talking about Donald Trump, I'm talking about mayor Bloomberg."



Elizabeth Warren came out swinging. Sheesh. #DemDebate — Brandon Pope TV (@BpopeTV) February 20, 2020

Elizabeth Warren did not hold back when first addressing Mike Bloomberg #DemDebate



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She added more attacks on Bloomberg later on during the debate, focusing on his use of nondisclosure agreements to silence women.

"I hope you heard what his defense was [to charges of sexism] ... I've been nice to some women," Warren said. "That just doesn't cut it. The mayor has to stand on his record, and what we need to know is exactly what's lurking out there. He has gotten some number of women, dozens, who knows? — to sign nondisclosure agreements for sexual harassment and for gender discrimination in the workplace. So, Mr. Mayor, are you willing to release all of those women ... so we can hear their side of the story?"

Elizabeth Warren calls out Michael Bloomberg for signing NDAs with former female employees of his who said they felt uncomfortable in the workplace.#DemDebate pic.twitter.com/07xMMq4Vki — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 20, 2020

Warren didn’t pull her punches, but, honestly, she’s entirely spot on. It would be woefully hypocritical for Democrats to embrace Bloomberg after bashing Trump for his racism, sexism, and crass celebrity. On the sexism point in particular, Bloomberg’s record is dogged by appalling allegations of how he has mistreated women and fostered a hostile work environment at his companies.

I’ve previously written about several of them:

New York magazine also reported on a list of "Bloombergisms," common phrases and quips the mayor used to make. These



One female employee says that when she told Bloomberg she was pregnant, he responded with, "Kill it!" When she said she was engaged, Bloomberg responded, "What, is the guy dumb and blind? What the hell is he marrying you for?" magazine also reported on a list of "Bloombergisms," common phrases and quips the mayor used to make. These reportedly included, "If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, they'd go to the library instead of to Bloomingdale's," and, "I know for a fact that any self-respecting woman who walks past a construction site and doesn't get a whistle will turn around and walk past again and again until she does get one."One female employee says that when she told Bloomberg she was pregnant, he responded with, "Kill it!" When she said she was engaged, Bloomberg responded, "What, is the guy dumb and blind? What the hell is he marrying you for?"

As Warren referenced, Bloomberg allegedly made numerous comments about lesbians and oral sex, betraying his sexist obsessions, as my colleague Madeline Fry characterized them.

With Bloomberg’s rise in the polls, it’s about time his competitors stopped pulling punches. He has a long, appalling record on sexism, and kudos to Warren for calling it out.