As Twitchy told you this morning, Sen. Al Franken is facing a new allegation of sexual harassment that the Minnesota Democrat called “preposterous.” These three Democrat senators don’t agree and have now called on Franken to step down:
Al Franken should resign.
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) December 6, 2017
JUST IN: Sen. Gillibrand calls for calls for Sen. Franken to "step aside"
"I believe it would be better for our country if he sent a clear message that any kind of mistreatment of women in our society isn’t acceptable by stepping aside to let someone else serve." pic.twitter.com/iZFv7jCwgR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 6, 2017
Today, I am calling on my colleague Al Franken to step aside. I’ve struggled with this decision because he’s been a good Senator and I consider him a friend. But that cannot excuse his behavior and his mistreatment of women. (thread)
— Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) December 6, 2017
What will Franken do now, if anything?
Update: It appears the floodgates have opened:
Big: Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Claire McCaskill, Maggie Hassan and Mazie Hirono call on @AlFranken to step down — all in the last few minutes.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 6, 2017
Senator @PattyMurray, #4 in Democratic leadership, also calls on @AlFranken to step down.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 6, 2017
Another: Kamala Harris calls on Franken to resign. https://t.co/0zIzD9ey6N
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 6, 2017
We must commit to zero tolerance – which is where I believe we as a country and Congress should be – and that means Senator Franken should step down. Full statement: pic.twitter.com/4qrZB0mBTo
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) December 6, 2017
Even the head of the DNC, Tom Perez, has called on Franken to resign.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include additional tweets.
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