Bernie Sanders on why he was unaware of sexual harassment claims rocking campaign: 'I was a little bit busy'
In an interview Wednesday night, Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed he was too "busy" to know about the bombshell sexual misconduct allegations that internally rocked his 2016 presidential campaign, even as he apologized to any women who had not been "treated appropriately."
Sanders, widely considered a possible candidate for president again in 2020, was responding to a question from CNN anchor Anderson Cooper hours after a report Wednesday in The New York Times outlined what one former Sanders delegate called an "entire wave of rotten sexual harassment that seemingly was never dealt with."
The paper also included numerous complaints that women on the campaign were paid less than men and were frequently forced into inappropriate and uncomfortable situations.
Asked by Cooper whether he was unaware of the accusations, Sanders sarcastically replied: "Uh, yes. Young pussy, old dude. C'mon, why not?" He then appeared to smile.
Sanders, who caucuses with Senate Democrats and ran for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, added afterwards: "I certainly apologize to any woman who felt that she was not treated appropriately, and of course, if I run, we will do better next time."
This is just more of the "me-too" treatment any man will get who tries for the Democrat nomination. Now that Terry McAliffe is getting into the race, I predict some women will be found to make claims against him directly of some of his close aides. Maybe even take him out for his close association with and defense of Bill Clinton.
In an interview Wednesday night, Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed he was too "busy" to know about the bombshell sexual misconduct allegations that internally rocked his 2016 presidential campaign, even as he apologized to any women who had not been "treated appropriately."
Sanders, widely considered a possible candidate for president again in 2020, was responding to a question from CNN anchor Anderson Cooper hours after a report Wednesday in The New York Times outlined what one former Sanders delegate called an "entire wave of rotten sexual harassment that seemingly was never dealt with."
The paper also included numerous complaints that women on the campaign were paid less than men and were frequently forced into inappropriate and uncomfortable situations.
Asked by Cooper whether he was unaware of the accusations, Sanders sarcastically replied: "Uh, yes. Young pussy, old dude. C'mon, why not?" He then appeared to smile.
Sanders, who caucuses with Senate Democrats and ran for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, added afterwards: "I certainly apologize to any woman who felt that she was not treated appropriately, and of course, if I run, we will do better next time."