Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday apologized to women who have shared experiences of harassment by male supervisors while working on his 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. The Vermont independent said on Capitol Hill that the alleged misconduct by male aides "was absolutely unacceptable and certainly not what a progressive campaign or any campaign should be about." Sanders also said he wasn't aware of a reported $30,000 US settlement to resolve a discrimination claim against his 2016 campaign. The New York Times has also reported on multiple claims of mistreatment against female Sanders campaign aides by senior male officials. To the women on my 2016 campaign who were harassed or mistreated, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for speaking out.

Source: CBC News January 10, 2019 19:30 UTC