{"id":1932767,"date":"2023-05-17T14:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-has-alarming-interaction-with-reporter-after-exiting-elevator\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T14:38:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T18:38:32","slug":"democrat-senator-has-alarming-interaction-with-reporter-after-exiting-elevator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-has-alarming-interaction-with-reporter-after-exiting-elevator\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Senator Has Alarming Interaction with Reporter After Exiting Elevator"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-senator-has-alarming-interaction-with-reporter-after-exiting-elevator%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1932767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>    News                                                                                                                                                                                                     Visit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                             NEXT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   About Connatix                                                                                                  Democrat Senator Has Alarming Interaction with Reporter After Exiting Elevator     <\/p>\n<p>  \u00a0By Jack Davis   \u00a0May 17, 2023 at 7:22am      Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California insisted Tuesday she had not been gone from Washington despite not being at the Capitol for most of the past three months, according to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p> Feinstein was hospitalized after a shingles diagnosis in late February, and complications from the ailment kept her in San Francisco until her return to D.C. last week.<\/p>\n<p> Her lengthy absence \u2014 and Democrats\u2019 concerns about the votes she missed \u2014 intensified talk that Feinstein, who will be 90 next month, is no longer able to carry out her duties.<\/p>\n<p>  The senator, who moved about the Capitol in a wheelchair upon her return, was asked about the reception she received from her Senate colleagues as she exited an elevator Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWhat have I heard about what?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>   \u201cAbout your return,\u201d the reporter replied.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI haven\u2019t been gone,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cYou should \u2026 I haven\u2019t been gone. I\u2019ve been working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  \u201cYou\u2019ve been working from home is what you\u2019re saying?\u201d the reporter said.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cNo, I\u2019ve been here. I\u2019ve been voting. Please, either know or don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Do you think Feinstein should resign?<\/p>\n<p>     Slate reported Feinstein \u201cdeflected\u201d a question about those who have called upon her to resign.<\/p>\n<p> She had earlier told a reporter she was \u201cfeeling fine\u201d but had \u201ca problem with the leg,\u201d according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p> When the senator was asked what was the matter, she replied that it was \u201cnothing that\u2019s anyone\u2019s concern but mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Last month, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California said Feinstein, who has said she will not run in 2024, should resign.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties. Not speaking out undermines our credibility as elected representatives of the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>  Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut spoke up in Feinstein\u2019s defense. Blumenthal, 77, has walked with a cane since falling at a parade celebrating the NCAA basketball championship won by the University of Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe important point is she had to do what was right for her health, as I have discovered most recently,\u201d he said, according to the Times. \u201cThere\u2019s one job that no one else can do for us, which is to vote. And she\u2019s been doing that job in the last few days, and so far as I can tell, she\u2019s been doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  But back home, her supporters are torn.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cEverybody is so diplomatic. I think she needs to take care of herself, and you can\u2019t take care of yourself with that intense responsibility. Something comes first \u2014 either taking care of yourself or taking care of your constituents,\u201d Democratic donor Susie Tompkins Buell said, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI know she likes being there, I know she\u2019s a fighter. But I feel like for the bigger picture, for a better future for all of us, I think she should resign. It\u2019s an act of honor to do that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p> Democrat Donna Perkins said Feinstein\u2019s plight tugs at her emotions but logic must prevail.<\/p>\n<p>  \u201cI don\u2019t want to be like that, right? I\u2019m getting ready to turn 65. I want somebody to say, \u2018Hey, Donna, you know what? It\u2019s time to pass the torch.\u2019 It\u2019s sad, but it\u2019s not fair either,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>   SummaryMore Biographical InformationRecent PostsContact<\/p>\n<p> Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<p>   Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<br \/>\n Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p> Location <\/p>\n<p> New York City <\/p>\n<p> Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p> English <\/p>\n<p> Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p> Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Visit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE NEXT About Connatix Democrat Senator Has Alarming Interaction with Reporter After Exiting Elevator \u00a0By Jack Davis \u00a0May 17, 2023 at 7:22am Democratic Sen. 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