Rep. Cedric Richmond, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Rep. Jim Clyburn are under fire right now on Twitter over comments the two made to reporters on their colleague, Rep. John Conyers and whether or not he should resign.
First up in the video below is Richmond, who naively asks if there are any examples of men outside of Congress who’ve been fired or resigned amidst allegations. When reporters starting going down the list, including Matt Lauer this morning, Rep. Clyburn asks, “who elected them?”
Watch:
CBC Chair Richmond asks for ex. of ppl leaving jobs faster than Conyers when face sexual harassment claims; Clyburn asks "who elected them?" pic.twitter.com/FGDNbvBUcg
— Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) November 29, 2017
Now Clyburn is making an “unpopular” but “defensible” point here: Voters do have the ultimate say:
This is a really terrible way of making an at least defensible, if perhaps unpopular point. https://t.co/utkZAgM80L
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/935914217957453825
https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/935914901041745920
But Clyburn’s tone isn’t sitting well with the blue-check mob:
The no. 3 Democrat in the House explains why Weinstein, Rose and Lauer were fired while Rep. John Conyers, now facing 3 sexual harassment complaints, hasn't resigned:
"Who elected them?" https://t.co/94BbfMe2o7
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) November 29, 2017
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Well then, looks like it is time for you to go as well @Clyburn. https://t.co/FM5c78lcwV
— Jehmu (@Jehmu) November 29, 2017
This won't wear well. https://t.co/9mQAm7QNJt
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) November 29, 2017
My mistake: I thought elected officials were supposed to be held to a higher standard. https://t.co/wYxegAyRgL
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) November 29, 2017
When you’re an elected official they let you do it. https://t.co/bPsFDQQvQC
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) November 29, 2017
It's getting pretty uncomfortable for House Democrats. https://t.co/HCX9Cqh4Xv
— David Catanese (@davecatanese) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/DraperRobert/status/935913991624380419
https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/935916518495440899
Also of note, Richmond was the guy who made a remark about Kellyanne Conway “on her knees” during that Oval Office photo with Trump and the CBC:
https://twitter.com/JamesHitchcock/status/935914061849661442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D629073%26action%3Dedit
And Clyburn has his own issue as it relates to Conyers:
Clyburn, a member of Dem leadership, previously told the Times that Conyers allegations "could be made up." Now this ?? https://t.co/H5pps8zcnE
— Jesse Byrnes (@jessebyrnes) November 29, 2017
In summary, this ==>
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/935915116301656064
And it’s time for Congress to act to make its members more accountable and transparent:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/935919177751302145
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