Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg trade insults as the Democratic White House race heats up
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks during a campaign event at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, US February 12, 2020.
"Mr. Bloomberg, like anyone else has a right to run for president. He does not have a right to buy the presidency!" Sanders told thousands of supporters at a rally in Richmond, near San Francisco, who booed vehemently at the mention of Bloomberg's name. Bloomberg's campaign said the attacks from Sanders were "shameful" and compared him with Trump for also unfairly criticizingBloomberg. It said the attacks were a sign of the growing political threat Bloomberg posed.
"This campaign will not sit idly by and allow these false attacks to stand without response," Sheekey said in a statement.
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