Warren attacks Bloomberg over sexist comments and non-disclosure agreements

Democratic candidates take the stage for the ninth primary debate of the 2020 presidential election, this one in Nevada. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg makes his debate debut, as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the lead in the polls.

Warren unleashed another attack on Bloomberg, pressing him to release women employees from nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from discussing sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination in the workplace.

Bloomberg fumbled on a defense of his reported lewd comments toward female employees, using the opportunity to call attention to the women who work for him in high-ranking positions.

Warren chimed in immediately after his response. “I hope you heard what his defense was: ‘I’ve been nice to some women.’ That just doesn’t cut it,” she said, drawing gasps from the audience.

“He has gotten some number of women — dozens, who knows — to sign nondisclosure agreements both for sexual harassment and for gender discrimination in the workplace. So Mr. Mayor, are you wiling to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements so we can hear their side of the story?”

Bloomberg responded, saying, “We have a very few nondisclosure agreements.”

“How many is that?” Warren interjected.

“Let me finish. None of them accused me of doing anything other than — maybe they didn’t like a joke I told,” Bloomberg said, causing the audience to groan.

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