White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today called the charges "ridiculous."
The White House today dismissed comments from a retiring Democratic congressman who claimed his own party had hounded him out of office because he had planned to vote against President Obama’s health care bill.
Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., announced his resignation last week amid allegations that he sexually harassed two male aides. The congressman first said he was stepping down because his cancer had returned, but then shifted his story, suggesting in a radio interview that he was being forced out of Congress as part of a “setup” involving the White House.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today called the charges “ridiculous.”
“I think this whole story is ridiculous. I think the latest excuse is silly and ridiculous,” Gibbs said on “Good Morning America” today. “We’re focused not on crazy allegations but instead on making this system work for the American people rather than insurance companies.”
Democrats on Capitol Hill said Massa’s allegations were absurd.
“That’s absurd. That’s untrue,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters today.
