A New York Times report takes a closer look at the current confusion engulfing Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, even recalling an incident where she couldn’t understand why Vice President Kamala Harris had shown up to cast a casting vote. bring to the Senate.
The report was published during weekends and provides fuel for critics who insist she should step down because of her age and frail health.
“She has at times expressed confusion about the basics of how the Senate functions,” they write.
Although to be fair, there are plenty of senators who seemingly don’t understand what their role is or what service they are supposed to be providing to their state or the country in general.
The Times also reports a case last year in which Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the chamber and was called upon to cast a casting vote.
“What is she doing here?” Feinstein would have asked her assistants.
According to a new report, Feinstein expressed confusion to her colleagues when she saw Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the Senate to cast a tie-breaking vote. https://t.co/1BrxVQYEjj
— The Hill (@thehill) May 29, 2023
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Feinstein was confused by Kamala Harris’ role in the Senate
Kamala Harris anecdote aside, the New York Times report on Senator Feinstein (D-CA) is almost indistinguishable from previous reports on her Democratic colleague from Pennsylvania, John Fetterman.
The bottom line is that her constant state of confusion requires a lot of help from many assistants to get through her day.
“All senators rely heavily on staff,” they write. “But Ms. Feinstein’s memory problems have left her needing much more support than other senators for many years. Informing her about the news of the day requires longer sessions and more background information.”
Note the very subtle nod to the fact that she has had memory problems that have required help from her staff “for years”.
Quote: “They push her wheelchair, remind her how and when to vote, and step in to explain what happens if she gets confused… She has sometimes expressed confusion about the basics of how the Senate functions .” https://t.co/vpPndG72pa
— Brit Hume (@brithume) May 28, 2023
Weekend at Feinstein’s is currently underway, it seems.
Assistants “pull her wheelchair, remind her how and when to vote, and step in to explain what happens if she gets confused,” writes the Times.
A politician since 1969, Feinstein has missed dozens of Senate votes since he was reportedly hospitalized with shingles.
And… they kept it a secret for a year and told her how to vote. https://t.co/9jvNzhwgsT
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) May 29, 2023
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Hillary Clinton: Feinstein should stay to confirm judges
Former New York Senator Hillary Clinton has been one of the few voices against calling for Dianne Feinstein to step down.
In a recent interview with TIME, Clinton argued that even if Feinstein is not of sound mind, they need her body to physically cast votes to confirm President Biden’s appointed judges.
“If we get judges confirmed, which is one of the most important ongoing commitments we have, then we can’t afford to leave her seat vacant,” she said.
Clinton continued: “All those people pushing her to retire: fine, so no more judges then? I don’t think that’s a good decision.”
Hillary Clinton defended her friend and former colleague Senator Dianne Feinstein, saying Feinstein’s resignation would be “not worth the trade-off” when it comes to judicial nominations https://t.co/b6mFoPMsKu
— TIME (@TIME) May 24, 2023
a San Francisco Chronicle report confirmed that Democrats were angry at the extended absences of both Feinstein and Fetterman for holding back confirmation of President Biden’s judicial nominees and/or passing legislation.
Fetterman, meanwhile, still struggles to have coherent conversations after suffering a stroke that left him unable to understand words and meanings. He also missed weeks of the Senate after being treated for clinical depression. He needs special monitors and tablets to understand basic conversations. The times reported that colleagues had to adapt to his ‘special needs’.
Democrats have not called on Fetterman to resign. Five House Democrats so far to have called Feinstein to resign.
Wonder why that is. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some thoughts.
Pelosi on calls for Feinstein to resign: ‘I’ve never seen them go after a man who was sick in the Senate’ https://t.co/XCxWuUoQ6E pic.twitter.com/9PUf55DE1w
— The Hill (@thehill) April 14, 2023
It’s funny when people who constantly call political opponents sexist misogynists are called that by one of them.
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