{"id":7110,"date":"2026-07-16T00:18:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7110"},"modified":"2026-07-16T00:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:18:34","slug":"sen-mazie-hirono-mocked-for-sexual-harassment-questions-at-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7110","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Mazie Hirono mocked for sexual harassment questions at hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, opened part of her questioning of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140063\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/todd-blanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acting Attorney General Todd Blanche<\/a> on Wednesday by asking whether he had ever requested sexual favors or committed sexual harassment \u2014 reviving a confirmation-hearing question that has repeatedly drawn mockery from conservatives.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Low IQ @maziehirono begins her questioning of @DAGToddBlanche \u2014an esteemed professional with an honorable record in public service\u2014by asking, \u2018Have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors?\u2019 What a joke,&#8221; wrote the official <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140064\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2077426325770452999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White House Rapid Response account<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hirono recently held the same line of questioning during <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140065\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/hearings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the confirmation hearing for<\/a> Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum last year. Hirono began introducing the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140066\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maziehirono\/status\/951130467239161856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">questions in 2018<\/a>, inspired by the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140067\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-ag-nominee-racks-up-massive-support-ahead-confirmation-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP&#8217;S AG NOMINEE RACKS UP MASSIVE SUPPORT AHEAD OF CONFIRMATION HEARING: &#8216;REAL RESULTS&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/hirono-blanche-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Split of hoirono and todd blanche\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.<\/span> <span>(Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images; Eric Lee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature,&#8221; Hirono asked.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;No, Senator,&#8221; Blanche responded.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Have you ever faced discipline or entered into a settlement relating to this kind of conduct?&#8221; she followed up.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140068\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/mike-davis-why-senate-must-ignore-obama-judge-attack-ag-nominee-todd-blanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MIKE DAVIS: WHY SENATE MUST IGNORE OBAMA JUDGE&#8217;S ATTACK ON AG NOMINEE TODD BLANCHE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/blanche-confirmation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"todd blanche swearing in hearing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gets sworn in at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.<\/span> <span>(Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;No, Senator,&#8221; Blanche responded.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Social media users swiftly mocked Hirono\u2019s opening line of questions.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Raise your hand if you&#8217;re tired of @maziehirono&#8217;s favorite Senate Judiciary line of questioning,&#8221; posted the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140069\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheRepLawyer\/status\/2077428252180672914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republican National Lawyers Association on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The White House is RIPPING deranged Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) for demanding AG Todd Blanche answer, &#8216;have you ever made unwanted requests for s*xual favors\u2019 BLANCHE: \u2018&#8230;no, senator..,\u2019&#8221; wrote Right Line News Chief Content Officer <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140070\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2077428230584250374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Daugherty on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;WTF? What a stupid thing to ask out of nowhere,&#8221; Daugherty added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She does it to EVERYONE, SHEIS ABSOLUTELY NUTS,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140071\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/toniedwards123\/status\/2077440376256737572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added one user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140072\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrat-politicos-rerun-underhanded-leftist-playbook-effort-torpedo-trumps-ag-nominee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEMOCRAT POLITICOS RERUN UNDERHANDED LEFTIST PLAYBOOK IN EFFORT TO TORPEDO TRUMP\u2019S AG NOMINEE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/343\/192\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/686\/384\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/672\/378\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1344\/756\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/931\/523\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1862\/1046\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/720\/405\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1440\/810\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200\/675\/Mazie-Hirono-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"08ab1e0a-Mazie Hirono\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks to reporters after the Senate heard closing arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/span> <!----><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hirono wrote in 2018 that she is &#8220;asking nominees to our courts, under oath, whether or not they have a history of sexual assault or harassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Like in other industries, our judges are in positions of power &amp; #TimesUp,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_140074\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maziehirono\/status\/951130467239161856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">she posted on X at the time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She first used the line of questioning during the confirmation hearing for judicial nominee Kurt Engelhardt during the first Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ashley J. 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