President Barack Obama looks on during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office at the White House May 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Saudi delegation is meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as part of this week's meetings with delegations from the Gulf Cooperation Council. (Photo by Olivier Douliery - Pool/Getty Images)
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White House Says Dem Senator Will 'Do the Right Thing and Apologize' to Obama After Sexism Suggestion
May 13, 2015
“That certainly is not the tone or the tenor of the comments the president made.”
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said he's "confident" that Sen. Sherrod Brown will "do the right thing and apologize" after the senator implied that President Barack Obama showed sexism against Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
“I didn’t dictate how he should conduct himself. I did observe what many others have observed, that Senator Brown is a standup guy,” Earnest told reporters. “Given the opportunity to review the comments that seemed like they were made in some haste, I feel confident he will do the right thing and apologize.”
Brown (D-Ohio) took issue with how Obama referred to Warren as "another politician" as well as by her first name in the midst of their differences on trade.
“I think referring to her as first name, when he might not have done that for a male senator, perhaps? I’ve said enough,” Brown said Tuesday.
Asked if Brown had apologized to the president, Earnest said, “I’m not sure if it has or not. I wouldn’t necessarily expect a public apology.”
Terry O’Neil, the president of the National Organization for Women, also had gripes with Obama’s comments about Warren, saying the "clear subtext is that the little lady just doesn't know what she's talking about."
"Yes, I think it is sexist," O'Neill told The Hill. "I think the president was trying to build up his own trustworthiness on this issue by convincing us that Senator Warren's concerns are not to be taken seriously. But he did it in a sexist way."
In response to O’Neil, Earnest said, “That certainly is not the tone or the tenor of the comments the president made.”
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Fred Lucas
Fred Lucas, the author of "Abuse of Power: Inside The Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump," is a veteran White House correspondent who has reported for The Daily Signal, Fox News, TheBlaze, Newsmax, Stateline, Townhall, American History Quarterly, and other outlets. He can be reached at fvl2104@caa.columbia.edu.
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