Trump Mocks Al Franken for Quick Resignation Over Claims of Sex Misconduct
By Maggie Haberman and Emily Cochrane Oct. 4, 2018
ROCHESTER, Minn. — President Trump on Thursday mocked former Senator Al Franken for folding “like a wet rag” and quickly resigning last year in the face of sexual misconduct allegations — an extraordinary statement as the president’s Supreme Court nominee nears a vote in a confirmation process rocked by such accusations.
Mr. Trump, addressing a rally in Mr. Franken’s home state of Minnesota, mentioned the woman who was appointed to take the senator’s seat, Tina Smith, during an extended riff in which he suggested that Mr. Franken was weak for stepping down so quickly.
“Nobody knows who the hell she is,” Mr. Trump said. “She took a wacky guy’s place.”
“He was wacky,” Mr. Trump said. “Boy, did he fold up like a wet rag, huh? Man. Man. He was gone so fast, O.K.?”
“Oh, he did something,” he said, adding, “‘Oh, oh, oh, I resign, I quit.’”
“I don’t want to mention Al Franken’s name, so I won’t mention.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/us/politics/trump-al-franken-minnesota.html
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