{"id":320173,"date":"2021-03-26T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=320173"},"modified":"2021-03-26T17:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T21:00:23","slug":"tlaib-silent-as-top-consultant-accused-of-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-silent-as-top-consultant-accused-of-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tlaib Silent As Top Consultant Accused of Sexual Harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftlaib-silent-as-top-consultant-accused-of-sexual-harassment%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=320173&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3817.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), who has railed against &#8220;violence and abuse&#8221; toward women in politics, is silent as five former employees accuse one of her top consultants of sexual harassment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan Democratic strategist and Vanguard Public Affairs owner T.J. Bucholz admitted to the misconduct on at least one occasion. According to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Free Press<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Bucholz conceded texting a 22-year-old female staffer in 2016 to say &#8220;you&#8217;re so f\u2014ing hot. Marry me.&#8221; He texted the same employee to comment on a photo of her a year later, writing &#8220;you certainly look \u2026 um \u2026 healthy.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Democrats<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0 \">\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/tlaib-silent-as-top-consultant-accused-of-sexual-harassment\/\"><strong>Tlaib Silent As Top Consultant Accused of Sexual Harassment<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/democrats-descend-into-twitter-war-with-amazon\/\"><strong>Democrats Descend into Twitter War With Amazon<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/arizona-dem-we-currently-dont-have-a-plan-on-border-crisis\/\"><strong>Arizona Dem: \u2018We Currently Don&#8217;t Have a Plan&#8217; on Border Crisis<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another young female staffer said Bucholz threatened to photoshop an image of her in a &#8220;sexually compromised position&#8221; if she left the firm. One Democratic activist also accused Bucholz of proposing a sexual threesome in 2010. The consultant was hospitalized for an &#8220;apparent suicide attempt&#8221; on Thursday, according to the Lansing-based <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Pulse<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Vanguard Public Affairs did not return a request for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bucholz&#8217;s alleged behavior came before he played a key role in Tlaib&#8217;s 2018 congressional campaign. The Michigan Democrat and member of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s (D., N.Y.) left-wing &#8220;Squad&#8221; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00668608&amp;recipient_name=Vanguard+Communications&amp;recipient_name=Vanguard+Public+Affairs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bucholz&#8217;s firm more than $21,000 in the 2018 cycle and nearly $5,300 in 2019. After winning her 2018 race, Tlaib <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1060048340635828225\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bucholz to say she &#8220;couldn&#8217;t have done it without&#8221; the consultant. Bucholz went on to spearhead a 2019 Tlaib campaign fundraising effort, selling &#8220;Impeach the MF&#8221; shirts in a reference to Tlaib&#8217;s rallying cry to oust former president Donald Trump.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Tlaib has not addressed the accusations and did not return a request for comment, the Democrat in September introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. government &#8220;to adopt policies that promote women\u2019s political participation and help mitigate violence against women in politics.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We so often hear the future is female\u2014and I introduce this resolution as a means of securing it,&#8221; Tlaib said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tlaib.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/tlaib-leads-introduction-resolution-calling-government-action-mitigate-violence\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">press release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. &#8220;Our future is so much brighter if we can build a world in which women and nonbinary individuals are free to fight for their communities and serve in government without fear of violence and abuse.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bucholz&#8217;s firm is also tied to Michigan Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer. Former Vanguard vice president Jen Eyer took a leave of absence from the firm to lead communications for Whitmer&#8217;s 2018 gubernatorial campaign. Bucholz praised the move, calling Eyer &#8220;one of the most qualified professionals in Michigan.&#8221; Eyer resigned from the firm on Wednesday after some of Bucholz&#8217;s alleged victims <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eclectablog.com\/2021\/03\/michigan-based-political-consultant-tj-bucholz-revealed-as-a-sexual-harasser-by-multiple-women.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accused<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> her of blowing off their accusations. Eyer called the claims &#8220;categorically untrue.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other top Vanguard clients include Michigan Democratic congressman Andy Levin, who in 2018 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andy_Levin\/status\/1048305804892360707\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pledged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to &#8220;make sure men accused of violating women cannot reach\u2014or remain\u2014in the highest seats of power in the land.&#8221; Levin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00662619&amp;recipient_name=Vanguard+Communication&amp;recipient_name=Vanguard+public+affair&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2018&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2020&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2022&amp;min_date=01%2F01%2F2017&amp;max_date=12%2F31%2F2022\">has paid<\/a> Bucholz&#8217;s firm nearly $50,000 since 2018. The Democrat also did not return a request for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bucholz on Wednesday apologized to those who were &#8220;offended&#8221; by his &#8220;comments in the past.&#8221; He told the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Press <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that he &#8220;will continue to work to make amends&#8221; and live &#8220;in a more honest and forthright way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n\t\t<!-- \/339474670\/Freebeacon\/InContent --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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