<p>Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) refused to sign onto a statement condemning far-left activists who chased Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) into a bathroom where they proceeded to record and berate her.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sanders wanted the statement to urge Sinema to drop her opposition to prescription drug reform, as well as Biden&#8217;s $3.5 trillion&#8221; social spending bill, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek-fba4f108-8728-4551-abed-ef2298df34c1.html">reported</a>. &#8220;An email exchange between Senate Democratic leadership aides, obtained by Axios, reveals Sanders withheld his name from a joint statement declaring protesters who followed Sinema into a bathroom — and filmed her while using the restroom — as &#8216;plainly inappropriate and unacceptable.'&#8221;</p>
<p>Sanders&#8217; communications director Mike Casca indicated that the senator did not approve of the statement and responded to an aide for another senator who organized the statement, writing: &#8220;Sanders will not be signing, so please cut &#8216;Senate Democratic Leadership Team&#8217; from headline.&#8221;</p>
<p>The report said that &#8220;Sinema&#8217;s orbit&#8221; has expressed frustration that her colleagues have not stood up for her. Democrat President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-on-kyrsten-sinema-being-harassed-in-bathroom-it-happens-to-everybody-part-of-the-process">responded</a> to the incident by saying in part that it &#8220;happens to everybody&#8221; and that it&#8217;s &#8220;part of the process.&#8221;</p>
<p>Numerous Republicans have come out and defended Sinema against the attack, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), who called the incident &#8220;Unacceptable, regardless of your politics.&#8221;</li>
<li>Sen. Mike Lee (UT): &#8220;Harassment is NOT part of the process.&#8221;</li>
<li>Sen. Rand Paul (KY): &#8220;None of us will always agree with our elected officials. Following @SenatorSinema into a bathroom, harassing her on a plane, these things are wrong and they need to stop.&#8221;</li>
<li>Sen. Tom Cotton (AR): &#8220;Harassing senators in restrooms is not &#8216;part of the process.&#8217; It&#8217;s criminal thuggery that should be condemned, not excused.&#8221;</li>
<li>Sen. Mitt Romney (UT): &#8220;I’ve spent countless hours working alongside Kyrsten Sinema. She is smart, hard working and principled. We don’t always see eye to eye, but I respect her. The harassment she has endured is inexcusable and disheartening. It reflects so poorly on the bullies and abusers.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>Axios&#8217; report about Sanders&#8217; refusal to sign a statement condemning the attack on Sinema also elicited a significant amount of backlash online, including from:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Brian Riedl</strong>, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute: &#8220;When one of your crazy supporters opens fire on other Members of Congress and leaves a House colleague near death, perhaps its best to condemn the intimidation &amp; harassment of other lawmakers without a &#8216;yes, but&#8230;'&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Jeff Jacoby</strong>, Boston Globe columnist: &#8220;In 2017 a crazed @BernieSanders supporter fired more than 50 rounds at Republican congressmen playing baseball. Six people ended up in the hospital. Yet Sanders still can&#8217;t bring himself to condemn unhinged left-wing aggression against a fellow lawmaker.&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Casey Mattox</strong>, attorney: &#8220;Reminder that Sinema (and Manchin) continuing to caucus with Democrats is why Bernie Sanders is the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee instead of the ranking member.&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Matt Whitlock</strong>, political strategist: &#8220;When you can&#8217;t even condemn activists putting one of your colleagues in danger unless your colleague first agrees with your spending plans, you&#8217;ve lost the plot. Shame on @BernieSanders.&#8221;</li>
</ul>

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