California Congressman Ro Khanna is calling for Senator Dianne Feinstein to step down as the 89-year-old has been out since March recovering from shingles. In a tweet, Khanna says “it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties.” NBC’s Ali Vitali reports.
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Anytime a politicion isnt there to perform there duties (sick or not) the vote goes in favor of the opposing party //// this will make others show up and do there job //// this goes for walkouts as well
2 women having a conversation is not news🎉
Feinstein? What about the guy in the White House that can’t form sentences?
Who would that be? Biden is ten thousand times a better president than Donny dumb dumb. At least the American people voted for him. Trump was installed by Russia in the stolen election of 2016. I speak Russian and state TV admitted they hacked our election. It gets worse; they also claim Donny sold them classified documents before the FBI raid.
Have you heard the latest crime Trump will likely be charged with? He grifted from his low IQ supporters by claiming the 2020 election was stolen. That’s considered wire fraud since he knew it was a lie. That’s what got Bannon in trouble, when he lied about money going to Trump’s wall.
I don’t think she has to resign from being a senator but I think they should change her committee assignment to something not as important and another democrat can serve in the judiciary committee to do the job
She hasn’t known who she is for the last decade, term limits anyone?
These people can be drooling and wearing a diaper and they STILL won’t give up that power.
If GOP CANT GET RID OF SANTOS;. WHY CANT FEINSTEIN RECOVER FROM AN ILLNESS. WE ARE HUMANS SOMETIMES THEY GET SICK. SHINGLES IS ROUGH!!! I HAVE HAD IT, SO UNFAIR. SHE CAN FINISH HER TWO YEARS WHEN HEALED.
She is a fine example of these people never wanting to give up power. Even though they’re old and feeble this lady refuse to leave. To me she is being terribly greedy. Why else stay there and you look like the walking dead….she want to keep getN that money and she don’t even need it…just greedy. Step down .
You’d think the turnover rate would be higher in a democratic or representative government. These ancient elders running things are more akin to royalty.
That Indian congressman go back to India weirdo.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, not India. He is a natural-born United States citizen.
Racist Dinosaur woman 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
WAY past time. She’s been “incapable” for several years
She can step down, or her violations of oath of office can remove her for criminal conduct!
I agree with him. She has been incredible thru the decades, but with these crazy republican judges and agenda no one senator should put all our rights that clearly are under attack is nothing but selfish. There should be age limits on every office, including Clarence the crook Thomas.
Term limits instead of age limits. If your physically and mentally fit, you should be able to sit. She isn’t.
*Update:* Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to temporarily replace her on the powerful Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as she recovers from shingles. “Unfortunately, my return to Washington has been delayed due to continued complications related to my diagnosis,” the senator said in a statement. “I understand that my absence could delay the important work of the Judiciary Committee, so I’ve asked Leader Schumer to ask the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve until I’m able to resume my committee work.” A spokesperson for Schumer said he would ask the chamber to do so next week. Democratic aides say the majority leader could make a unanimous consent request on the floor to allow for the temporary replacement. “Per Sen. Feinstein’s wishes, Majority Leader Schumer will ask the Senate next week to allow another Democratic Senator to temporarily serve on the Judiciary Committee,” the spokesperson said.
Shingles? 😂 They never mentioned once she has dementia!
If this was a male senator, he wouldn’t be facing calls to resign
I’m sorry Senator Feinstein is ill.
But she needs to understand her ‘absence from duty’ .. is a BIG PROBLEM …
Particularly .. right now.
Another really good question… Why is it no one in area has ever heard where they are from.. I believe most will recognize the music. Rehab is really from Warner robins Georgia.. I didn’t know that was a security threat https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=khwSbBSEV7k&feature=share
She is unvaccinated for shingles? Perish the thought.
They should have all resigned after not finding weapons of mass destruction and continuing a torture program to this day.
She has been a has been oh for 40 years. Good Ridence.
Time for Feinstein to go,she’s out too long,she’s holding up work needs doing.
Hello,Margaret how are you doing?
Why are WOKE Party members demanding all older White , heterosexual Christians , women politicians be canceled immediately.
I would not hire a 90 year old lawyer. I would never hire a 90 year old to babysit my daughter. I would feel very uncomfortable in an Uber if my driver was 90. I wouldn’t wanna doctor anywhere close to 90 not even a therapist. If I was a manager at Walmart I would hire a 90 year old to be a greeter. But lately I’ve been noticing Walmart doesn’t have graders anymore so I don’t think there’s much out there for her. The idea that our government is so full of people over 80 is really disgusting and disturbing.
Medical Doctors have said that Senator Dianne Feinstein caught SHINGLES after she climbed up on a ladder to walk on the roof of her house. LOL
We are going to repeat RPG. Remember how that worked out. We have awesome young leaders. Let the lead!!!!!
Term & age limits
She is too old & on pale of full sentences
What to we have to do to retire this faithful woman?
ps there isn’t a problem like you gal in IA would like to believe! So keep IA outta CA politics PLEASE or I’m not following you anymore..
SUCH A DISAPPOINTING NEWS CLIP FROM NBC!
She has dementia!! Out with her,Joe Biteme,too!!!
Amazing that it took democrats this long to be accountable !!
If she was a republican the democrats would have been saying she’s mentally unfit
please step down don’t waste our tax money, u too old can’t smart anymore.and tell your Democrats big guy Joe too.
That ole bat should have gotten the boot a long time ago
She is still in better shape than fetterman and equal to biden.. Sooooo
A DEMOC-RAT WILL HOLD ONTO THEIR PRECIOUS POWER UNTIL THEY CLOSE THE COFFIN LID AND DROP IT IN THE GROUND. FACT CHECKED!!
Her brain resigned years ago.
They want her to retire? What about fetterman. A true daily double.
All of the democrats should resign !
Maybe they should ask the same of JB
She’s not recovering from shingles. Her staff have covering for her and doing her work for AT LEAST the last 5 years! She’s been declining for a long time.
She is greedy, and a real woman. I bet she is straight. Maby if she changes her gender and gets a boyfriend she could stay
Why is this right? She’s just 9 years older than Biden. If any suggest that Biden is senile or slow. The media would crucify that person. What’s the difference? Feinstein’s replacement can be picked by the governor ( newsom). And Joe’s replacement would be Kamala. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Is Her Chinese spy still driving her around?
She should she’s a 90 yo rich white woman but I guess since she’s a democrat. It doesn’t matter how rich you are
In the time of maga republicans causing trouble I feel moderates and democrats need to discuss behind closed doors, not publicly, with women’s rights under attack, maga republicans like MTG, wasting time, we need moderate republicans and democrats meeting to make a real difference, we have republicans wasting time over what people call themselves who cares, dems need to learn from older ones and the younger ones need to learn patience, for the country if not for themselves. On a side note who cares if someone wants to be known as he, she, they, for all anyone knows it could just be a fad.
eh and biden, feterman? pelosi, are like “fit” ? demonrats unite fall in behind those lemmings.
feinstein’s own staff told her they made the decision to announce retirement. big surprise to feinstein. ha, ha, ha.
Joe Biden should be next he is no better off than Feinstein
It’s way past time that she leave her post.
Think political politicians after a years should have term limits. Some people live in these careers way to long
You can’t drive any longer grandma! 😂😂😂
Shame on ALL networks. Why are all the video clips of Feinstein during these stories of her TEN OR FIVE OR FIFETEEN years ago? She can barely count her toes. Fetterman as well. TERM AND AGE limits NOW! Good grief!
Agreed. If she can’t be on the Senate floor, she can’t vote on these judicial appointments. She has been a great senator and a trailblazer, but her time is over. She needs to retire. She’s 89 years old. She has nothing left to prove. The only thing standing in her way is her E G O.
Wow I thought she passed last year, my bad
Can easily point out a few more that need to go.
She should resign. Fetterman also. And yes Biden should be 25ed. Don’t forget Raskins. The brain cell challenged gang😂
The people who need to go are often the last to know.
Did we learn nothing from RBG ? Seriously we have the most conservative right wing supreme court …after Roe v Wade !!! Cmon !!!!
I mean what else can she do? She’s old and ooogly and not talented. She’s not going to retire.
The only reason to be apprehensive about the imminent departure (one way or another) of Dianne Frankinfeinstein is, knowing how things go in the “Golden State'” is that her replacement is likely to be WORSE!
Term limits.
Please retire
Resign!!
Take pop in the pants BIden with her. Both are too old
Give her a triple booster of a wonder drug
That corrupt dirty rat needs to go
Why didn’t anyone on the left call for her resignation any of the times she was caught being corrupt, like in 2004 when she arranged for the USPS to illegally sell her husband six properties each valued at over a million dollars, for a dollar each?
Good Grief- Term Limits.
Anyone over 75 year old should not be allow to run for any office.
If she’s actually not mentally competent, sure she should retire, but the amount of disrespect for the elderly displayed here is nauseating.
Age limits? We already have age min what’s wrong w age max?
90 year olds should not be holding any office . It’s an embarrassment to the country that we have so many power grabbing geriatrics in government
enough old people building a future they have no part of
this is outrageous that we practically have to drag her out of office. she’s been confused for atleast the past 2 or 3 years. what a perfect example for our entire governing body. these people think theyre kings. unbelievable. maybe get with the times and actually address younger peoples problems in this country and actually support them in government, and we wouldnt have these dinosaurs white nuckling their seats well past senilety.
She needs to resign or she’s going to die there. It’s like some people at work that have been there for forty years and literally died at the job😂😂😂😂. People there’s life after work 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Where were you people 50 years ago..
Yeah shes so old. Get someone younger and with the times geez
That commie should never have even BEEN elected.
Honestly, the unfettered arrogance of these people in the media. It’s just plain wicked arrogance. Honestly, they no clue. This woman has been standing in the gape interceding for this nation and its people. Have any thought at all to what is going to happen when she is no longer there.? Do you flatter yourselves any one of you can take her place? Dream on. You had better hope and pray that Senator Feinstein stays right where she is.
This is alarming. Somebody putting words in her mouth.
That’s unethical and illegal. I protest.
This is just critical thinking by
Me.
you wouldnt let her run a mcdonalds or a daycare.
Would appoint a black woman…..who cares about their qualifications just as long as they’re black. What kind of justification is that? These dinosaurs and idiots need to go. No wonder our nation is in the toilet.
There must be age limits! Look at the mess we’re in all because we have lifetime politicians! There needs to be laws around age and mental competency! Regardless of what party you belong to.
Appoint Katy Porter to replace her.
PERFECT
Katy needs to be in that spot!!!
yes Ma’am, paperwork criminals…
Well, I don’t get my full representation in the U.S. Senate. I voted for Diane every time she ran. But she is absent when she is present. My ma was so Altzhiemery she needed a toilet wrangler and I bet Diane does too. Time for retirement.
*stares in 17th amendment* I can’t complain when WE literally do this
She needs to resign immediately and stop being selfish. At this point all she cares about is herself and not the people.
I don’t think she should resign. If she resigns people are going to elect ar leftist radical.
She blocking the foreign criminals from infiltrating more is why the deal is so heavy
Is she even alive?
We have WAY too many old people in power in this country. Both parties
What about Biden lol
Resign, Feinstein! We’ll fill your seat with a conservative Catholic to make up for your anti-Catholic bigotry – you AND anti-Catholic Joe Biden.
Appoint a black woman? Racist and sexist
Fedderman
How can you make decisions about the future of our country when she’s not even going to be part of it?!?!?😂🤦♂️🤷♂️
Why doesn’t this broad resign? She’s afraid to land a job as a greeter at Walmart.