Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen WhitmerThe threat of domestic violent extremists has grown, it’s time to fight it Candace Owens announces new talk show Whitmer encourages investigation into Cuomo’s conduct MORE (D) suggested on Thursday that there is a “double standard” between the way Democrats and Republicans deal with allegations of sexual harassment within their parties.
Whitmer made the comment during a Politico Live event on Thursday, after she was asked if there was a double standard regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against the Democratic governor. Andrew Cuomo
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“We just had a president who lasted four years with numerous accusations against him, some even as rape and no one on his side of the hall was commenting on whether or not he should stay in office,” said Whitmer.
“So, is there a different pattern? You can conclude that, but pondering it, I don’t know, takes none of us too far, ”she said.
“We just had a president who lasted four years with numerous charges against him,” said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “No one on his side of the aisle was commenting on whether or not he should stay in office.” #TheFiftyGovernors https://t.co/X4AWALUqGM pic.twitter.com/MVcgyhNSXf
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Several women came forward to accuse the former President Trump
Donald TrumpThe memo: How the year COVID brought politics down Biden seeks its moment with the pandemic speech One year with the coronavirus: How we got there of sexual misconduct. More recently, author and columnist E. Jean Carroll accused the former president in 2019, of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, which Trump denied.
Cuomo is facing a mountain of bipartisan pleas for his resignation after six women accused him of sexual harassment.
More recently, The Times Union of Albany published an allegation by an unidentified aide accusing him of groping it, the most serious one so far. This claim has was forwarded to the Albany Police Department.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has summoned former US Attorney Joon Kim and specialist in employment discrimination laws, Anne Clark, to lead the separate investigation from her office into the charges.
Whitmer, who survived sexual assault, previously supported an investigation of the charges. She told Politico that she would not weigh in on what Cuomo’s fate should be until the investigation is underway.
“I’m not a New Yorker, I’m a Michigander, and looking at it from that perspective, once the investigation takes place, it’s up to the people of New York to decide what that responsibility will be like, but I’ll have an opinion as soon as I see the end of that investigation, ”said Whitmer.