Sen. Hirono Calls ‘Bullsh*t’ On GOP’s Claims That Blasey Ford Is Unaccessible

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) speaks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on August 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
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Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) has not minced words when it comes to professor Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation this week, yelling at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to “do the right thing” and telling American men to “shut up” and “step up.”

On Wednesday, Hirono continued the trend, telling an ABC reporter that it’s “such bullshit” that she “can hardly stand it” that Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is claiming that Republicans are doing all they can to get in touch with Blasey Ford.

Grassley and the Republicans are trying to rush Blasey Ford to testify on Monday, having denied her request for an FBI investigation to be completed before she attends the hearing.

Watch Hirono’s comments here.

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  1. Avatar for jmacaz jmacaz says:

    GO Mazie

  2. Is she still working on Murkowski? Need Sen. Hirono to beat the crap out of her and get her on board.

    Is Pence still the tie breaker? If so then we need all D votes and 2 R votes?

  3. A U.S. Senator calling actual bullshit. I hope it’s a trend.

  4. Now if the other Congressional women would get behind Hirono, it would be a beautiful thing.

  5. Senator Mazie Hirono – I love this lady. I would be proud to call her my Senator … if I lived in Hawaii. Hmmm … anyone want to go there and be my roommate? :sunglasses:

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