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Elizabeth Warren: “He cheered on the 2008 housing crash, because he could scoop up more real estate on the cheap. And he cheered on…”

On the recordJune 26, 2016
He cheered on the 2008 housing crash, because he could scoop up more real estate on the cheap. And he cheered on students desperate enough to sign up for his fake university so he could bleed them dry and turn a profit for himself. What kind of a man does that? What kind of a man roots for people to lose their jobs, to lose their homes, to lose their life savings? I'll tell you what kind of a man. A small, insecure, money grubber who fights for no one but himself.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren criticizes Donald Trump for his actions during the housing crash and his fake university scheme, portraying him as self-serving.

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