Elizabeth Warren says she's not running for president — at least not yet

Elizabeth Warren says she's not running for president — at least not yet
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) declined four opportunities in the same interview to clarify whether she will run for president.

Asked by NPR's Steve Inskeep about a grassroots campaign attempting to draft her into the race, Warren responded that she was "not running." Noting Warren's use of the present tense, Inskeep then pressed the freshman senator to explain whether that meant she could still run in the future.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.