President Trump is The Master Of All Media. Example: On Tuesday, from 8,000 miles away in the Philippines, Trump controlled the narrative by posting on Twitter that he’d make a “major” announcement after he returned to the White House. The press went gaga.
And Trump definitely doesn’t like to be left out. In fact, just the opposite â he loves to pile on. So the firestorm that erupted over Sen. Al Franken allegedly being a skeevy perv was just too tempting for him.
The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps? …..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2017
.And to think that just last week he was lecturing anyone who would listen about sexual harassment and respect for women. Lesley Stahl tape?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2017
On Thursday, a female broadcaster accused the Minnesota Democrat of sexually assaulting her in 2006 while on a trip to the Middle East.
Leeann Tweeden, a radio anchor for Los Angelesâ KABC, came forward with her story in an article she wrote in which she accused Franken of groping her and kissing her without her consent.
Franken issued the following statement in response to the allegations:
The first thing I want to do is apologize: to Leeann, to everyone else who was part of that tour, to everyone who has worked for me, to everyone I represent, and to everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. There’s more I want to say, but the first and most important thingâand if it’s the only thing you care to hear, that’s fineâis: I’m sorry.
I respect women. I don’t respect men who don’t. And the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed.
But I want to say something else, too. Over the last few months, all of usâincluding and especially men who respect womenâhave been forced to take a good, hard look at our own actions and think (perhaps, shamefully, for the first time) about how those actions have affected women.
For instance, that picture. I don’t know what was in my head when I took that picture, and it doesn’t matter. There’s no excuse. I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn’t funny. It’s completely inappropriate. It’s obvious how Leeann would feel violated by that picture. And, what’s more, I can see how millions of other women would feel violated by itâwomen who have had similar experiences in their own lives, women who fear having those experiences, women who look up to me, women who have counted on me.
Coming from the world of comedy, I’ve told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive. But the intentions behind my actions aren’t the point at all. It’s the impact these jokes had on others that matters. And I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to come to terms with that.
While I don’t remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does, I understand why we need to listen to and believe womenâs experiences.
I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate.
And the truth is, what people think of me in light of this is far less important than what people think of women who continue to come forward to tell their stories. They deserve to be heard, and believed. And they deserve to know that I am their ally and supporter. I have let them down and am committed to making it up to them.â
By the way, Trump misspelled Frankenstein. And you gotta’ wonder if he does stuff like that on purpose, just to drive the liberal grammarians nuts.
Source: The Daily Wire
