Half Of U.S. Senate Democrats Have Called On Senator Franken To Resign

NPR: Al Franken Under Pressure As Half Of Senate Democrats Call For Him To Resign

Several Democratic senators, including the chamber's second- and third-ranking Democrats, called Wednesday for Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., to step down in the midst of allegations that he inappropriately touched several women.

"Senator Franken's behavior was wrong. He has admitted to what he did," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate Democratic whip, tweeted, adding Franken "should resign from the Senate."

"I'm shocked and appalled by Senator Franken's behavior," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the Senate's No. 3 Democrat, tweeted, "It's clear to me that this has been a deeply harmful, persistent problem and a clear pattern over a long period of time. It's time for him to step aside."

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WNU Editor: More evidence on how much the political culture has changed in the U.S.. He will be resigning tomorrow, and I suspect that right now he is in shock on what has happened.

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