Bernie Sanders apologizes to women who were sexually harassed while working for his 2016 presidential campaign
Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., apologized on Thursday to women who were "harassed or mistreated" while working on his 2016 presidential campaign.
The apology comes after a series of sexual harassment allegations against top male campaign staffers.
In the statement, Sanders acknowledged that the campaign's "standards and safeguards were inadequate" in 2016 but have since improved.
Carmin Chappell
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Senator Bernie Sanders.
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Senator Bernie Sanders.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., apologized on Thursday to women who were "harassed or mistreated" while working on his 2016 presidential campaign, after a series of sexual harassment allegations against top male campaign staffers.
"What they experienced was absolutely unacceptable and certainly not what a progressive campaign, or any campaign, should be about," he said in a statement posted to Twitter.