Sen. Mazie Hirono mocked for sexual harassment questions at hearing
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Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono opened part of her questioning of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday by asking whether he had ever solicited sexual favors or sexually harassed her; This revived the consent-buying question that has repeatedly drawn ridicule from conservatives.
“Low IQ @maziehirono begins his interrogation of @DAGToddBlanche, a respected professional with an honorable record in public service, by asking: ‘Have you ever made unsolicited requests for sexual assistance?’ “What a joke,” the official wrote. White House Rapid Response account In X.
Hirono made the same questioning at Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing last year. Hirono started to introduce questions in 2018Inspired by the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attended his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Eric Lee/Getty Images)
Hirono asks, “Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted sexual advances or engaged in any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?” he asked.
“No, Senator,” replied Blanche.
“Have you ever faced discipline or reached an agreement regarding this type of behavior?” he followed.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“No, Senator,” replied Blanche.
Social media users were quick to mock Hirono’s opening questions.
“Raise your hand if you’re tired of @Maziehirono’s Senate Judiciary’s favorite method of questioning.” Republican National Lawyers Association at X.
“White House asks AG Todd Blanche ‘have you ever made unsolicited requests for sexual favors?'” Right Line News Chief Content Officer wrote. BLANCHE: Drives unstable Senator Mazie Hirono (D) crazy by demanding the answer ‘…no, senator..'” Eric Daugherty in X.
“WTF? What a stupid thing to ask out of the blue,” Daugherty added.
“He does this to everyone, he’s ABSOLUTELY CRAZY” a user added.
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, speaks with reporters after the Senate hears closing arguments from President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Hirono wrote in 2018 that he “asks our courts under oath from candidates if they have a history of sexual assault or harassment.”
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“As in other industries, our judges are in positions of power and #TimesUp” He posted on X at the time.
He first used the line of questioning during the confirmation hearing of judicial nominee Kurt Engelhardt during the first Trump administration.
