Great to hear from Senator Al Franken of Minnesota - post election
Great article in the NY Times Magazine. Sen. Franken shares his experience post election. 12/13/2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/magazine/al-franken-faces-donald-trump-and-the-next-four-years.html?_r=0
“Donald Trump never laughs,” Al Franken said.
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A shellshocked aura was cast over Capitol Hill, particularly among Democrats. I went to see Franken in his Senate office on a rainy Tuesday as lawmakers were trickling back to town after Thanksgiving. They convened in caucus meetings and hallway quorums that became commiseration sessions. Since Nov. 8, Washington has felt like a fortressed village bracing for a guerrilla invasion.
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Franken fell asleep at 2 a.m. on the night of the election and woke up with a migraine. For days, it was hard to think about anything besides Trump in the White House. “There was a week or so when sleeping literally was a great thing,” Franken said. “You go through a process of internalizing it. ”In addition to the political shock, there was a broader despair over the cultural disconnect that the election laid bare."
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The day before the presidential election, Trump dropped in for a quick rally in a hangar at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. He railed against the “disaster taking place in Minnesota,” with “large numbers of Somali refugees coming into your state, without your knowledge, without your support or approval.” He drew raucous applause and came within just 1.5 points of beating Clinton in the historically blue state. “You’ve suffered enough in Minnesota,” Trump said.
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“Goddamn, it made me mad,” Sen. Franken said referring to Trump’s airport rally.
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The article has pictures of Senator Franken in his office and on the wall behind his desk are pictures of the revered, late, Senator Paul Wellstone of MN.
Nice article!
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