Sen. Elizabeth Warren skewered former Mayor Michael Bloomberg during the opening minutes of Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.

The Massachusetts Democrat went after her billionaire opponent by likening both his persona and his policies to those of President Donald Trump.

"I'd like to talk about who we're running against — a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians," Warren said. "And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm talking about Michael Bloomberg."

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts skewered former Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City during the first minutes of Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.

Warren went after her billionaire opponent by likening both his persona and his policies to those of President Donald Trump.

"I'd like to talk about who we're running against — a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians," Warren said. "And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm talking about Michael Bloomberg."

Warren went on to say she'd support any Democratic nominee but considered Bloomberg a deeply flawed alternative to Trump.

"Democrats are not going to win if we have a nominee who has a history of hiding his tax returns, of harassing women, and of supporting racist policies like redlining and stop-and-frisk," Warren went on. "Democrats take a huge risk if we just substitute one arrogant billionaire for another."

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The line drew immediate shock and praise from Democrats online.

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