Barney frank on bernie sanders8/9/2023 ![]() Al Franken by other Democrats that led Franken to step down from the Senate after he was accused of harassment by several women.Īlso Read: BuzzFeed Stands by Bombshell Report After Robert Mueller's Office Disputes It ![]() Then Maher decried, as he did last fall, the condemnation of Sen. He complained that Al Gore didn’t stand by President Clinton when he was impeached for lying under oath about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Maher, however, said that this situation was less about harassment, and more about what he describes as the left’s tendency to eat its own. Sanders apologized to the women and thanked them for speaking out last week, and has supported them in subsequent public statements. Barney Frank got into heated (but still civil) disagreement over Bernie Sanders campaign workers who were recently accused of sexual harassment.Įarlier this month, several women who worked on Sanders’ 2016 campaign said they were sexually harassed by male coworkers, and in some cases grossly underpaid. Why the chip?” (As in ‘chip on your shoulder').In his first episode of “Real Time” in two months, Bill Maher and former Democratic Rep. Let's all be civil.” And Weaver shot back, “That could start with you, sir.” Matthews then intervened saying, “One at a time.” Frank was baffled by Weaver's remark: “I haven't interrupted you. While discussing Sanders' focus or lack thereof on Trump, Weaver interrupted Frank, which prompted Frank to retort, “I'm sorry, I think you should not interrupt me. Weaver confirmed that Sanders intends to fight for the nomination until that roll call vote.įrank then criticized the Sanders campaign for not attacking Donald Trump enough and instead focusing its ire on Hillary Clinton. “I would hope that Senator Sanders could continue to make the case why he should be the nominee while not ignoring Donald Trump,” he said. “Things you're saying now will have an impact later.” Matthews then hammered Weaver on whether Sanders plans to fight for superdelegates until they vote via roll call on the Wednesday of the convention, a day or two after Sanders would be slated to speak in prime time. So I hope for the sake of Senator Sanders' purity, they can scrub that and maybe they need to give some money back.” That barb no doubt alluded to Sanders' attacks on Clinton that she is in the pocket of Wall Street and big banks.Īs for Sanders' call to remove Frank from the rules committee, Frank underscored the committee's insignificance: “The role of the rules committee is a very, very small one.” He added of why he was given the position, “One of my hobbies is parliamentary procedure.” It seems to me that both he and I have been very willing to speak out and be critical of other people.”įrank also threw shade at (NB: not on) Sanders himself, remarking, “ I went to Burlington to have a fundraiser for and frankly, as the senior member of the banking committee, sometimes when I did fundraisers a bank or two showed up. Weaver called Frank “a very hostile and attack surrogate” for Secretary Clinton, adding that Frank has insulted Senator Sanders.įrank fired back, “I am somewhat surprised to hear a Sanders representative complain about divisive rhetoric. ![]() Weaver said that it was the tenor of Frank's support for Clinton that, in his eyes, disqualifies him from having a role on the rules committee. Congressman to come out as gay, has been an outspoken advocate for Hillary Clinton. The segment got off to a heated start in part because Sanders and his campaign have called for Frank's removal as Chair of the DNC's Rule Committee at this summer's national convention.įrank, the first sitting U.S. ![]()
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