THREAD: Here’s how @SenFranken should start his remarks tomorrow: My name is Al Franken and here is why I’m not resigning from the senate.
Our country is being hijacked by very bad people. Rapists and pedophiles and Nazis and Racists and Treasonists and Crooks and Liars and Thieves. I have behaved badly. I have mistreated women for many years. I have acted irresponsibly. And I am ashamed. And embarrassed.
I have apologized. And I will continue to apologize. And I will earn back the trust of the women of MN and the nation. But there is far to much at stake for me to resign this office. These are hard dark times. The soul of our nation is weakening by the day.
A pathological narcissistic sexual predator is in the White House. He is a clear and immediate threat to our national security and the people of America. Monsters like Roy Moore are running neck and neck for the senate. He has the backing of an increasingly evil @GOP.
The #TaxScam is at risk of passing. The NRA Had another victory over peace today. Everything I believe in is being attacked. And the people of MN elected me to fight for them. So... fight for them I shall. I will repent. I truly will.
And I will fight for my place in the honored chambers of Congress as a US Senator. But no I will not walk away and let the monsters in the majority carry on in this manner as the lying hypocrites that they are. I will not make way for more evil to permeate the halls of Congress.
My name is Al Franken and I am a US Senator. And I am here to FIGHT.
P.S. I’ll step down when @realDonaldTrump resigns. And when @MooreSenate backs out of the Alabama senate race. Deal?
