Cory Booker
Role at the time: U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Statement summary
Sen. Cory Booker said Gov. Mikie Sherrill is right that the conduct described in the investigative report is totally unacceptable, and that for the sake of the state Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell should resign.
“Governor Sherrill is absolutely right the conduct described in the investigative report is totally unacceptable For the sake of our state Lt. Governor Caldwell should resign.”
New Jersey Globe report on the calls for the lieutenant governor to resign from New Jersey's two U.S. senators and other officials after Gov. Mikie Sherrill gave him until September 25 to step down.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is the investigation report's findings against Caldwell and Gov. Sherrill's call for him to resign. Booker said the conduct described in the report is totally unacceptable and that Caldwell should resign, which expressly rejects the conduct, so we labeled it Condemned.