Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said he still plans to appear at an even with Kathy Griffin this summer after the comedienne's controversial stunt where she held a bloodied head of President Trump



Franken said he condemned her action, but she has begged for forgiveness.



From Wednesday's edition of CNN's New Day:





ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN: I want to ask you about Kathy Griffin. She found the third rail of comedy or at least a political stunt I guess as it wasn't funny. And she was roundly denounced for doing that.



SEN. AL FRANKEN: And properly so.



CAMEROTA: Yes, properly so. So, everybody thinks that she went too far.



FRANKEN: I did, too. I really think saying -- you know, I -- Kathy is a friend and she's a terrific comedian, but this had no business being in our public discourse.



And I talked to her. She had apologized, a real fulsome apology. She's actually begged for forgiveness and I believe in forgiveness.



CAMEROTA: You are supposed to be appearing with her in July. Can she recover from this?



FRANKEN: Well, I think she did the right thing. I think asking for forgiveness and acknowledging that this was -- this was a horrible mistake. And, so, I think she can.



CAMEROTA: And you're still going to appear with her?



FRANKEN: Yes.