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Warren Buffett Says Elizabeth Warren Should Be ‘Less Angry’

Chuck Ross Investigative Reporter
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett is no big fan of Massachusetts Demcratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Buffett, who has been a supporter of both President Obama and Hillary Clinton, disagrees specifically with the progressive Warren’s approach to Wall Street reform, he said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday.

“I think that she would do better if she was less angry and demonize less,” Buffett said. “I believe in ‘hate the sin but love the sinner. And I’m not sure that I’ve fully convinced Elizabeth Warren that that’s the way to go.”

Warren has said that she will not run for president in 2016 against Clinton, who is expected to declare next month. If Warren did opt in, she would provide an alternative to the left of the former secretary of state, who has been criticized by some in the Democratic base for being too cozy with Wall Street.

Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the wealthiest men in the world, predicted that Clinton will take both the Democratic nomination as well as the White House.

“But sure she’s a — things could always happen in politics, including illnesses or something of the sort,” Buffett said of Clinton. “But she’s extremely likely to be the Democratic nominee, and I think she’s very likely to be the president of the United States.”

In December, Buffett gave his first-ever donation to an independent political group: $25,000 to the Ready for Hillary PAC.

Buffett did say that voting for a Republican is not out of the question, depending on both parties’ nominees.

“I could think of certain Republican candidates who I would vote for in preference to certain Democratic candidates,” Buffett said.

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