Democrats shout at each other, turn on 'racist' Mike Bloomberg and gang up on 'unelectable' Bernie Sanders in messy debate - while the CBS moderators lose control so badly even Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell start arguing
The debate in South Carolina on Tuesday night kicked off at 8pm, as candidates Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer took the stage
Right off the bat, the candidates began targeting Sanders, arguing he is backed by Vladimir Putin, is unelectable and is divisive
Moderators Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell quickly lost control with the candidates shouting over another
At various points, the crowd booed the notion of billionaires, which includes Bloomberg and Steyer
The blows went in all directions. Joe Biden, who said he intends to win in South Carolina, blasted Sanders for voting against the Brady bill gun control measure, and referenced the Charleston church shootings
Bloomberg was labelled a 'racist' and Warren blasted him for NDAs at his media company, claiming he told an employee to 'kill it' after she informed him she was pregnant
Once the candidates wrapped up, O'Donnell tried to shut down the debate prematurely, but King had to quickly correct her, saying it wasn't quite over yet
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com In Charleston, South Carolina and Nikki Schwab, Senior U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com In Charleston, South Carolina
Published: 20:16 EST, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 07:32 EST, 26 February 2020
Democratic presidential candidates got into a series of angry and personal exchanges at Tuesday night's debate in Charleston – with Bernie Sanders attacking Mike Bloomberg for being a billionaire, Bloomberg labeling Sanders as Vladimir Putin's favorite and a trio of candidates blasting Bloomberg for his 'racist' stop-and-frisk policy.
It was the kind of full-on circular firing squad that commentators had warned might be coming in South Carolina, with Joe Biden's 'firewall' claims on the line and Sanders having the potential to pad his delegate lead in the rush to Super Tuesday.
The debate featured chaotic exchanges where multiple candidates sought to talk over each other, with CBS moderators Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King losing all control of the discussion about 40 minutes into the debate, either failing to referee or being completely ignored by the over-eager candidates.
Candidates flouted 75-second response times, cut each other off, and yelled out retorts out of turn. 'Not true,' interjected Sanders when Amy Klobuchar questioned how he'll pay for his programs. 'Can I say something?' pleaded hedge funder Tom Steyer later in the heated exchange. 'Let me go,' he demanded.
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