Warren fends off questions on Sanders: ‘I’m not going there’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) said Friday that she’s “not going there” when asked about Hillary Clinton’s recent comments that “nobody likes” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

“Bernie and I have worked together for a very long time and we continue to do so,” Warren told “CBS This Morning” anchor Gayle King when asked about the relationship between the two 2020 Democratic rivals. “I’ve said all I’m going to say about that.”

But when King followed with a question regarding Clinton’s allegation that “nobody likes” Sanders in Congress, Warren refused to defend the Vermont senator. 

“I’m not going there,” she said.

Warren has said that Sanders told her in a private meeting in 2018 that he didn’t think a woman would win the White House and has accused him of calling her a “liar on national TV” after he denied it during a Democratic primary debate.

Warren has fallen in the polls in recent months and now stands at 14.6 percent support in the RealClearPolitics index of polls. On Oct. 9, she was at 26.8 percent in the polling average and essentially tied with the national front-runner, former Vice President Joe Biden. 

King also asked Warren about the limits placed on campaigning as the Senate impeachment trial continues with the Iowa caucuses just 10 days away. 

“Some things are more important than politics,” Warren replied. “But I’m doing my best. I’m here in Washington because that’s my constitutional responsibility.”