As Twitchy told you, Al Franken’s fellow Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar wasn’t ready to comment on his getting busted for allegedly sexually harassing and groping Leeann Tweeden. She needed to wait for him to comment.
But Klobuchar’s not the only Democratic senator who’s suddenly lost her ability to speak:
https://twitter.com/JoePerticone/status/931205259632021504
They’re going out of their way to avoid it, in fact:
Lot more Senators on phone calls to avoid talking to the press today as Al Franken sexual harassment accusations roil Capitol Hill.
— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) November 16, 2017
Chuck Schumer usually can’t shut up. But today?
Schumer avoiding Q's about Franken? Sure looks that way. Per @TedBarrettCNN, @SenSchumer has cancelled his 12:30pm news conference…
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 16, 2017
That's so odd. Normally getting between Schumer and a camera is like standing in front of Thor when he calls Mjolnir https://t.co/AhTIChbi6W
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) November 16, 2017
And Senators McCaskill and Cantwell:
.@clairecmc 3x said she'd have a statement on @alfranken soon, wouldn't discuss. @SenatorCantwell refused to say a word.
— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) November 16, 2017
Profiles in courage. https://t.co/2jZuDSDcm4
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) November 16, 2017
And Ben Cardin:
Sen. Ben Cardin says he hasn’t seen the Al Franken story, will review it before he reacts.
No Dem electeds have said anything about Franken so far.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 16, 2017
At least Jeanne Shaheen has an excuse for not wanting to confront this particular issue:
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Franken: “I’m a member of the Ethics Committee so I can’t comment.”
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 16, 2017
Wait … what?
https://twitter.com/Justin_Lader/status/931209666989768704
I hope someone chases her down the stairs asking the question again and again like with Mo Brooks. https://t.co/RCUoaiHDvk
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 16, 2017
Guess it’s hard for Democrats to put their money where their mouths are when their mouths are shut so tightly.
Why won't @TheDemocrats condemn sexual harrassment? It's a bi- partisan issue, isnt it? https://t.co/p6h4lRNn99
— WhigsnTwigs (@WhigsnTwigs) November 16, 2017
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Update:
Chuck Schumer is finally speaking out:
Sexual harassment is never acceptable and must not be tolerated.
I hope and expect that the Ethics Committee will fully investigate this troubling incident, as they should with any credible allegation of sexual harassment.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 16, 2017
Wow. Impressive.
What a bold stand. https://t.co/dt8hAcNBD0
— BT (@back_ttys) November 16, 2017
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Update:
Look at brave Patty Murray:
I support an ethics committee investigation into these accusations and I hope this latest example of the deep problems on this front spurs continued action to address it. https://t.co/i0ooPDuG4E
— Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) November 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/emilyjashinsky/status/931238839032647680
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Update:
At least Heidi Heitkamp’s statement is decidedly more forceful:
Here’s my statement on Senator Franken pic.twitter.com/hrSxlCqsFq
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) November 16, 2017
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