After weeks of speculation that Democrats would be forced to disassociate from Senator Al Franken (D-MN) over allegations of sexual abuse, top Democratic senators finally signaled that they wanted Franken gone on Wednesday. But they’re not stopping there. On Thursday morning, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that he believed President Trump should step down thanks to allegations of sexual harassment:
“What I worry about right now, as we speak, in restaurants and in offices all over this country where you have bosses who are not famous, there is harassment of women and women are being intimidated. We need a cultural revolution in this country.” — @SenSanders pic.twitter.com/GTxAf0PVGA
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) December 7, 2017
He explained, “We have a President of the United States who acknowledged on a tape widely seen all over the country that he’s assaulted women, so I would hope maybe the president of the United States might pay attention of what’s going on and also think about resigning.”
So, how cynical is the Democrats’ current push for the resignation of officials plagued by sexual harassment allegations? On November 19, Sanders was asked about Franken. He avoided answering the question. He stated, “I think that’s a decision for Al Franken and the people of the state of Minnesota… My understanding is that Al is a very popular senator. People in Minnesota think that he is doing a good job. And his political future will rest with the people of Minnesota.”
So what changed? Nothing. The Democrats just decided it was worth tossing Franken under the bus to take the moral high ground against Alabama Senate Republican candidate Roy Moore, who has been credibly accused of sexual abuse against minor women, and Trump.
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