As Twitchy reported Wednesday evening, two more women came forward to accuse Sen. Al Franken of groping them. The Minnesota Democrat and SNL alum has apologized again. Well, sort of:
Al Franken issued a new apology: "I'm a warm person, I hug people. I've learned from recent stories that in some of those encounters I crossed a line for some women, and I know that any number is too many." https://t.co/YpeV2VSzNH pic.twitter.com/Pc3krGG9hx
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) November 24, 2017
Democratic Sen. Al Franken issued a Thanksgiving explanation and apology in the wake of four women alleging that he had touched them inappropriately. https://t.co/du19zvrs5q #WCCB #news
— WCCB Charlotte's CW (@WCCBCharlotte) November 24, 2017
New @alfranken statement plays down alleged groping incidents as “greetings or embraces," but Senator says "I feel terribly" https://t.co/1mwCOGtK5N pic.twitter.com/uMoQJ8Fj5W
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) November 24, 2017
.@ByronYork: "It's kind of striking that Sen. Franken found it necessary to issue an apology on Thanksgiving Day." pic.twitter.com/lQSCl0EhJU
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) November 24, 2017
Chelsea Handler will no doubt buy that “apology” (as will some former SNL staffers and performers) but will anybody else? It isn’t going over very well:
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/934065449335185408
'I'm starting to wonder if, sometimes, I'm maybe just a little TOO loving.' https://t.co/3FeUdHCmJf
— Fionnbharr (@FSuilleabhain) November 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/crkbackt/status/934036095268020224
https://twitter.com/Major_Skidmark/status/934034754818670593
Sen Franken, that you "feel terribly" seems to be exactly what brought you to this moment, maybe choose different words. https://t.co/k6SkPTWnnQ
— Natalie BaderGinsburgWatersPelosiOcasio-Cortez (@fairnatacat) November 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/xPyzyrx/status/934041449649360896
https://twitter.com/toddwstump/status/934088189513486336
Just catching up with Al Franken's excuse that the women who say he groped them just misunderstood his warm hugs. Y'all gonna let him get away with that, aren'tya.
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) November 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/933897902560350213
When nobody is paying attention. https://t.co/PlxDk3cWrf
— Terry Reeves (@terryinmecosta) November 24, 2017
"I feel terribly because there's a slight chance I might be kicked out of the Senate." https://t.co/Wol7zbfgOV
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) November 24, 2017
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