Elizabeth Warren confirmed reports that Bernie Sanders told her he believed a woman couldn't win the presidency

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• Sen. Elizabeth Warren confirmed a report on Monday that fellow 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders told her he didn't believe that a woman could win the presidency.
• Warren, who released a statement Monday evening, said the comment was made during a private meeting in December 2018 to discuss the 2020 election.
• "I thought a woman could win; he disagreed," Warren said of their exchange.
• Warren went on to say that she wouldn't discuss the private meeting any further because "Bernie and I have far more in common than our differences on punditry."
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren confirmed a report on Monday that fellow 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders told her he didn't believe that a woman could win the presidency. Sanders has denied the allegation.

In a lengthy statement shared on Twitter by Warren's Communications Director Kristen Orthman, the Massachusetts senator cleared the speculation on Sanders' comment after multiple outlets reported about it earlier Monday.

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