Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) said on Wednesday that it was a mistake for anyone to have voted for the Iraq War nearly two decades ago when pressed on Democratic front-runner Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE’s decision to support the war when he was in the Senate.
“Look, I think the war was a mistake and I think it was a mistake for anyone to vote for that war,” Warren said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
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When asked again if Biden made a mistake in voting for the war, Warren replied, “Everybody.”
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Warren’s comments come hours after Iran claimed responsibility for the launch of missiles at a pair of military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops and coalition personnel on Tuesday evening.
The developments marked a major escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.
Progressive Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) has hammered Biden in particular over his 2002 vote in favor of the war.
“I just don’t think that that kind of record is going to bring forth the kind energy we need to defeat Trump,” Sanders told CNN on Monday night.
Biden has touted his own foreign policy experience in the Obama administration and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid escalating tensions with Iran.
“I served in the executive branch of our government for eight years, but I served in the legislative branch for 36 prior to that — and I understand better than anyone that the system will not hold unless we find ways to work together to advance our national interests — not the political interests of one person or one party,” Biden said at an address in New York on Tuesday.
Biden, Sanders and Warren are all battling for position in the Iowa caucuses, which take place in less than a month.