CBS Tries to Rehab Disgraced Franken as Victim of ‘Cancel Culture’

Kyle Drennen | November 16, 2021
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On Tuesday, the liberal hosts of CBS Mornings welcomed on disgraced former Democratic Senator Al Franken and touted how the past Saturday Night Live performer was returning to comedy after his political career collapsed amid numerous sexual harassment allegations in 2017. Rather than grill the ex-lawmaker on his treatment of women, the anchors instead tried to sympathetically paint Franken as a victim of “cancel culture.”