Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemingly slammed sexism in Congress as she alluded to Sen. John Fetterman's ill-driven state amid growing calls for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign.
Former, D-Calif., suggested that calls for longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to resign were sexist, noting that she has"never seen them go after a man who was sick in the Senate in that way," appearing to be a dig at Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has been absent for a couple of months due to clinical depression.Sen. Feinstein
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemingly slammed sexism in Congress on Wednesday as she alluded to Sen. John Fetterman's ill-driven state amid growing calls for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign.for clinical depression, a little over a month after starting his six-year Senate term. Fetterman was later released from the hospital on March 31 after a six-week hospital stay and is expected to pick up his Senate responsibilities next week.
Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., echoed Khanna's sentiments on Feinstein's resignation and called upon others to do the same. Users online blasted Khanna for not calling on Fetterman to resign amid his health struggles while demanding Feinstein jump ship.The senator said she will continue to work from her home in San Francisco while also asking Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,"to ask the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve until I'm able to resume my committee work."
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