Joy Behar: ‘It’s Disappointing’ to Hear this About Al Franken Because ‘He’s a Great Advocate for Women’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GOLDBERG Right ░░░░░░░░ we went on air ░░░░░░░░ Al Franken was accused ░░░░░░░░ sexual misconduct by sports ░░░░░░░░ and model Leeann Tweeden ░░░░░░░░ claims he kissed her ░░░░░░░░ groped her without her ░░░░░░░░ on a USO tour ░░░░░░░░ 2006 I mean you ░░░░░░░░ this and you keep ░░░░░░░░ Where else Who else ░░░░░░░░ going to get hit ░░░░░░░░ this BEHAR It s ░░░░░░░░ to hear this about ░░░░░░░░ Franken You know he ░░░░░░░░ a very funny comedian ░░░░░░░░ was during this time ░░░░░░░░ s a senator from ░░░░░░░░ He s a great ░░░░░░░░ for women and other ░░░░░░░░ He s the lion ░░░░░░░░ the Senate BEHAR It ░░░░░░░░ just so disappointing Men ░░░░░░░░ all different stripes are ░░░░░░░░ there doing crazy things ░░░░░░░░ I know Leeann Tweeden ░░░░░░░░ woman accusing him very ░░░░░░░░ We do the Achilles ░░░░░░░░ together She is deeply ░░░░░░░░ to the military She ░░░░░░░░ a former Playboy model ░░░░░░░░ husband is in the ░░░░░░░░ Force Her father is ░░░░░░░░ veteran I know few ░░░░░░░░ that I would name ░░░░░░░░ a shortlist of people ░░░░░░░░ dedicated to vets this ░░░░░░░░ This is a woman ░░░░░░░░ character I also vouch ░░░░░░░░ The people who go ░░░░░░░░ on USO tours and ░░░░░░░░ themselves and put themselves ░░░░░░░░ danger to entertain our ░░░░░░░░ the women should not ░░░░░░░░ subjected to being groped ░░░░░░░░ don t care what ░░░░░░░░ of cult figure they ░░░░░░░░ for the Democrats right ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR We agree GOLDBERG ░░░░░░░░ s not acceptable for ░░░░░░░░ to do it As ░░░░░░░░ ve been saying at ░░░░░░░░ table this has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with your political ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN It s not ░░░░░░░░ partisan issue GOLDBERG This ░░░░░░░░ not a partisan issue ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be doing ░░░░░░░░ and you should know ░░░░░░░░ But see sometimes guys ░░░░░░░░ like they can make ░░░░░░░░ kinds of jokes You ░░░░░░░░ I think we have ░░░░░░░░ make it as uncomfortable ░░░░░░░░ women are making it ░░░░░░░░ people to remind them ░░░░░░░░ t touch me Don ░░░░░░░░ touch me Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ HAINES The one things ░░░░░░░░ so bothersome about this ░░░░░░░░ how tempting is power ░░░░░░░░ people will set aside ░░░░░░░░ integrity so quickly once ░░░░░░░░ have it I don ░░░░░░░░ know if if it ░░░░░░░░ I know women probably ░░░░░░░░ this as well Maybe ░░░░░░░░ s women don t ░░░░░░░░ as many powerful positions ░░░░░░░░ we re not hearing ░░░░░░░░ as much How tasty ░░░░░░░░ power that you can ░░░░░░░░ to sleep at night ░░░░░░░░ with those actions It ░░░░░░░░ shocking Just becoming famous ░░░░░░░░ becoming powerful and everything ░░░░░░░░ family taught you is ░░░░░░░░ the window HOSTIN Men ░░░░░░░░ aren t powerful do ░░░░░░░░ do HAINES It s ░░░░░░░░ majority now about people ░░░░░░░░ power situations HOSTIN I ░░░░░░░░ what s so offensive ░░░░░░░░ she s sleeping That ░░░░░░░░ truly taking power away ░░░░░░░░ a women truly GOLDBERG ░░░░░░░░ look you can be ░░░░░░░░ is not acceptable when ░░░░░░░░ does it What HOSTIN ░░░░░░░░ Franken provided the following ░░░░░░░░ I certainly don t ░░░░░░░░ the rehearsal for the ░░░░░░░░ in the same way ░░░░░░░░ send my sincerest apologies ░░░░░░░░ Leann As for the ░░░░░░░░ it was clearly intended ░░░░░░░░ be funny I shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have done it BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ It s the rapport ░░░░░░░░ that was more upsetting ░░░░░░░░ the picture The picture ░░░░░░░░ was making a joke ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ had his hands on ░░░░░░░░ It s the part ░░░░░░░░ he thrusts his tongue ░░░░░░░░ her throat allegedly and ░░░░░░░░ her to kiss him ░░░░░░░░ is nonconsensual assault McCAIN ░░░░░░░░ somebody did that to ░░░░░░░░ when I was asleep ░░░░░░░░ a plane lawyer up ░░░░░░░░ You would have a ░░░░░░░░ big problem Joking whatever ░░░░░░░░ cannot put your hands ░░░░░░░░ my breasts in any ░░░░░░░░ way HOSTIN That s ░░░░░░░░ thing She was asleep ░░░░░░░░ do you think about ░░░░░░░░ fact that he has ░░░░░░░░ forward and said I ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR Good HAINES He ░░░░░░░░ did it HOSTIN Does ░░░░░░░░ make it any better ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ listen he didn t ░░░░░░░░ it to me I ░░░░░░░░ like to know how ░░░░░░░░ feels McCAIN She said ░░░░░░░░ felt violated all over ░░░░░░░░ GOLDBERG She s talking ░░░░░░░░ the apology McCAIN Oh ░░░░░░░░ You know some men ░░░░░░░░ out and they re ░░░░░░░░ I didn t do ░░░░░░░░ I don t remember ░░░░░░░░ like that HAINES It ░░░░░░░░ good to own up ░░░░░░░░ it BEHAR What about ░░░░░░░░ His people are saying ░░░░░░░░ women McCAIN What about ░░░░░░░░ right now We can ░░░░░░░░ conversations about it This ░░░░░░░░ serious I know her ░░░░░░░░ about trump Right now ░░░░░░░░ re talking about Leann ░░░░░░░░ The tone has been ░░░░░░░░ McCAIN Hollywood has more ░░░░░░░░ more coming up This ░░░░░░░░ epidemic bipartisan across party ░░░░░░░░ In every facet of ░░░░░░░░ entertainme entertainment My friend ░░░░░░░░ a place she works ░░░░░░░░ It is an epidemic ░░░░░░░░ the country HOSTIN Joy ░░░░░░░░ point is do politicians ░░░░░░░░ a pass We heard ░░░░░░░░ access Hollywood tape and ░░░░░░░░ accusers HAINES Everyone got ░░░░░░░░ pass for years and ░░░░░░░░ GOLDBERG It s been ░░░░░░░░ big pass HAINES Victims ░░░░░░░░ t have a voice ░░░░░░░░ they do No one ░░░░░░░░ everyone got a pass ░░░░░░░░ How do you get ░░░░░░░░ the president of HAINES ░░░░░░░░ Weinstein was running the ░░░░░░░░ media company GOLDBERG Here ░░░░░░░░ what we re going ░░░░░░░░ do we re going ░░░░░░░░ go and come right ░░░░░░░░