Hirono calls senator’s televised attack ‘outrageous’
"I do think Lindsey is channeling Trump to a great extent," Hirono told the
Graham (R, S.C.) told
"The Hirono standard was horrific," said Graham. "What was insulting was the way that the senator from
Hannity interrupted Graham, mocking comments Hirono had made last month that men need to "just shut up and step up" when it comes to listening to alleged victims of sexual assault.
"By the way, senator, you shouldn't be saying that," Hannity joked. "You should shut up and sit down, she said. She said men should shut up and sit down. Shut up, senator, and sit down."
Graham laughed and quipped, "It's probably right half the time."
Graham went on to compare Hirono's approach to that of Republican Sen.
"Do you want to live in the world of
Hirono responded that
"Of course, they know it's not. This is a job application. Nobody is entitled to a promotion to the Supreme Court," she said. "So would you hire someone who is credibly accused of sexually assaulting someone? And would you hire someone who behaved in the totally partisan way that he did to a position for lifetime that requires one to be nonpartisan?"
Hirono, a member of the
Her vocal criticism of President
"I must have really pressed their buttons," Hirono said. "This is what they do; they attack people. They don't even care about any kind of a factual basis for their attack. What they do is attack, and winning at all costs -- that's what they stand for."
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