Resign! Female Democratic Senators Trigger Movement to Remove Al Franken
Al Franken
Seven women Democratic Senators turned on  Sen. Al Franken   demanding that  he  resign from  his  position after another woman accused  him  of inappropriate behavior.
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand  Kamala Harris  Mazie Hirono  Patty Murray  Claire McCaskill  Tammy Baldwin  and Maggie Hassan all issued their demands for  Franken  to resign on Wednesday morning.
The latest Fraken accuser  a former Democratic congressional aide  said  Al Franken  tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of  his  radio show in 2006  according to Politico.
“I’m shocked and appalled by  Senator Franken’s  behavior ” wrote Sen. Patty Murray on Twitter. “It’s clear to me that this has been a deeply harmful  persistent problem and a clear pattern over a long period of time.”
Others facing re-election in 2018  such as Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill  did not waste time coming out against  Franken .
 “Al Franken  should resign ” she wrote shortly.
The demands for  Franken ’s resignation came after TIME magazine named the women who spoke out against harassment as their “Person of the Year.”
Even Senator Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono — who previously defended  Franken  — turned on him and demanded that he step aside.
“Today  I am calling on my colleague  Al Franken  to step aside. I’ve struggled with this decision because  he ’s been a good Senator and I consider  him  a friend ” she wrote. “But that cannot excuse  his  behavior and  his  mistreatment of women.”
It is clear that  Al Franken  has engaged in a pattern of egregious and unacceptable behavior toward women ” wrote New Hampshire’s Sen. Maggie Hassan. “ He  should resign.”
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin also came out against  Franken .
Sen. Debbie Stabenow  Sen. Heidi Heitkamp  soon joined their female colleagues by calling for  Franken ’s resignation.
After  Franken  promised to address the situation in a statement on Thursday  other senators weighed in.
Seven women Democratic Senators turned on  [TGT]demanding that  [TGT]  resign from  his  position after another woman accused  him  of inappropriate behavior.
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand  Kamala Harris  Mazie Hirono  Patty Murray  Claire McCaskill  Tammy Baldwin  and Maggie Hassan all issued their demands for  Franken  to resign on Wednesday morning.
The latest Fraken accuser  a former Democratic congressional aide  said  [TGT]tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of  [TGT]  radio show in 2006  according to Politico.
“I’m shocked and appalled by  Senator Franken’s  behavior ” wrote Sen. Patty Murray on Twitter. “It’s clear to me that this has been a deeply harmful  persistent problem and a clear pattern over a long period of time.”
Others facing re-election in 2018  such as Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill  did not waste time coming out against  Franken .
 [TGT]should resign ” [TGT] wrote shortly.
The demands for  [TGT] came after TIME magazine named the women who spoke out against harassment as their “Person of the Year.”
Even Senator Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono — who previously defended  Franken  — turned on him and demanded that he step aside.
“Today  I am calling on my colleague  [TGT]to step aside. I’ve struggled with this decision because  he ’s been a good Senator and I consider  him  a friend ” she wrote. “But that cannot excuse  his  behavior and  his  mistreatment of women.”
It is clear that  [TGT]has engaged in a pattern of egregious and unacceptable behavior toward women ” wrote New Hampshire’s Sen. Maggie Hassan. “ He  should resign.”
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin also came out against  Franken .
Sen. Debbie Stabenow  Sen. Heidi Heitkamp  soon joined their female colleagues by calling for  Franken ’s resignation.
After  [TGT]promised to address the situation in a statement on Thursday  other senators weighed in.