Seventh senator says Trump should resign

A seventh senator on Thursday called on President Donald Trump to resign amid renewed attention to past allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

Sen. Kamala Harris on Thursday called for President Donald Trump to resign.


On Tuesday Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) told NBC News that Trump is a “misogynist,” “admitted sexual predator” and “liar” with a “narcissistic need for attention.”

“The only thing that will stop him from attacking us — because nobody’s safe — is his resignation,” she said.

Harris joins Hirono, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in calling for the president’s resignation.

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Trump insisted via Twitter on Tuesday morning that Democrats have shifted to “false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met” because multiple investigations have yet to publicize any evidence of collusion with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Among the group of at least 16 women who have accused the president of untoward behavior, however, are a reporter who has interviewed Trump, a contestant from his reality TV show and a former business partner.

In a follow-up post, Trump specifically targeted Gillibrand, calling her a “lightweight” and “total flunky” for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The president also claimed Gillibrand begged him for campaign donations “not so long ago,” tweeting that she “would do anything for” his money.

Trump’s latest attack on a woman appeared to prompt Hirono’s decision to urge him to tender his resignation. “[email protected] is a misogynist, compulsive liar, and admitted sexual predator. Attacks on Kirsten are the latest example that no one is safe from this bully,” she tweeted. “He must resign.”

