Jim Clyburn
Role at the time: United States representative
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
El-Sayed's immediate response should have stopped at an unqualified condemnation; adding causal context at that moment was a mistake.
“I take him at his word. All of us deserve second chances.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Jim Clyburn supports El-Sayed after Senate hopeful's apologyMeet the Press quotation
Reports Jim Clyburn's acceptance of El-Sayed's apology and continued support for the nominee.
Why we used this label
He treated the apology as credible and sufficient for political support.