Warren Defends Plan to Cancel Student Debt After Father Confronted Her in Iowa

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 22, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) defended her plan to pay off college loans after being confronted by a father in Iowa in an exchange that went viral.

The father approached Warren, a leading Democratic presidential contender, after a campaign event in Grimes.