Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) on Thursday walked back her recent claims that the Democratic National Committee "rigged" the 2016 presidential primary for Hillary Clinton, saying on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Democrats are "united" and "moving forward."
Two weeks ago, Warren told CNN host Jake Tapper that she believes the DNC "rigged" the primary, responding to the allegations in former acting DNC chair Donna Brazile's new book. Brazile writes that the DNC conspired with Clinton to effectively give her control of the national party during the 2016 Democratic primary.
"This is a real problem, but what we've got to do is, Democrats now, we've got to hold this party accountable," Warren told Tapper. "Either [current DNC chair Tom Perez] is going to succeed by bringing Bernie Sanders and Bernie Sanders' representatives into this process and they're going to say it's fair, it works, we all believe it, or he's going to fail."
In an interview with MassLive.com days later, Warren changed her tone, saying, "While there was some bias at the DNC, the overall 2016 primary process was fair and Hillary made history."
On Thursday, MSNBC co-host Mika Brzezinski asked Warren whether she believes that the "construct of the Democratic Party was rigged."
"There were problems at the DNC, not in the state elections, but at the DNC," Warren said. "Now, Tom Perez has admitted as much and said he is committed to changing the rules, so that the idea of a thumb on the scales never, ever happens again."
"And Democrats, I think, are really united. Democrats are moving forward," Warren continued, referencing Democratic victories in last Tuesday's statewide elections.
"It was a great day for Democrats," Warren said. "It was a great day for America all across this country because people won from every part of the Democratic Party and Democrats showed up. They said we understand that these elections are important and we're going to be there, and that's what it's going to take."