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Jan 15, 2020 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Sanders and Warren clash on debate night in Iowa

Rebecca Falconer
Democratic presidential hopeful Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, billionaire-philanthropist Tom Steyer (C) and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speak after the seventh Democratic primary debate

Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steyer and Sen. Bernie Sanders during a heated exchange at the debate at Drake University in Des Moines. Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared to reject Democratic presidential rival Sen. Bernie Sanders' handshake after the progressive pair clashed during Tuesday night's debate in Des Moines, Iowa.

Driving the news: The longtime friends were at loggerheads during the debate on the North American trade deal and whether Sanders said a woman could be elected president. Here's what else unfolded, in photos.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (R) listen as former Vice President Joe Biden (L) speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as Sanders and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg listen. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University on January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar during the debate. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Former Vice President Joe Biden (L) greets Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) before the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University on January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Biden greets Sanders. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Pete Buttigieg hugs his husband Chasten Buttigieg after the Democratic presidential primary debate
Buttigieg hugs his husband, Chasten Buttigieg. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Image
: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) greets former Vice President Joe Biden (C) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) ahead of the Democratic presidential primary debate
Warren, Biden and Sanders were all smiles before the debate. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Tom Steyer (L-R), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Steyer, Warren, Biden, Sanders, Buttigieg and Klobuchar line up before the debate. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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