The senior senator from Minnesota, Democrat Amy Klobuchar, said she would have liked to have heard fellow Democratic Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologize to his accusers when he delivered a speech Thursday in which he announced his resignation amid a sexual misconduct scandal.
“I thought the speech was short,” Klobuchar said, according to Minnesota’s Star Tribune. Franken’s speech on the floor of the Senate lasted about 11 minutes.
“I know that he didn’t really apologize to the people and that would have been nice,” she said before adding that the “bigger deal” to her was that he was able to talk about his legacy and impact on their state.
Franken announced he would be resigning in the coming weeks after facing mounting pressure from his Democratic colleagues in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including an alleged attempt to forcibly kiss a former Democratic congressional aide which was made public this week.
Franken admitted to none of the allegations against him during his speech.
Klobuchar — who in a Facebook post Thursday said Franken choosing to resign “is the right decision” — was the first senator to hug Franken after his speech.
