Now, months later, Bloomberg is in fact on the cusp of entering the race for the Democratic nomination as hes watched the partys leading moderate, former Vice President Joe Biden, struggle. On Friday, Bloomberg filed paperwork to qualify for the presidential primary in Alabama, which has the earliest deadline of any state.
Its also not known whether the discussion took place before or after Bloombergs March 5 announcement that he wouldnt run for president.
Warren has proposed a wealth tax for the uber wealthy like Bill Gates and Leon Cooperman, who each recently publicly expressed concerns about the plan.
Each of the senators are also vocal critics of Amazon on topics ranging from its treatment of warehouse workers to its growing power in retail and other industries.
Some believe a Bloomberg candidacy could actually boost Warrens chances of landing the nomination by weakening Biden .