Former 2016 GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina had her fair share of drama with President-elect Donald Trump during the campaign season last year. The former Hewlett Packard CEO now says she has made peace with the past and is even stepping out in defense of Trump against one senator who has made it his mission to oppose a Cabinet nomination.
"I understand that Cory Booker doesn't agree with Jeff Sessions. That's his right, but it's a very different thing for Cory Booker to say he's unqualified. He's clearly qualified, he's overseen the Judiciary Committee," Fiorina told moderator Van Jones in a CNN town hall on Wednesday evening when asked about the attorney general nominee.
The reference was to the New Jersey Democratic senator's unprecedented step testifying against fellow senator Sessions in this week's confirmation hearings.
Fiorina was bombarded with attacks from Trump last year. In one case, the eventual GOP nominee insulted her to her face on national television. Those past incidents are not Fiorina's focus going forward.
"Well, I have been clear when I felt his behavior was hurtful and objectionable, and I've been public about that," Fiorina said. "But I also look at a man who obviously has extremely, highly qualified women in his Cabinet, extremely highly qualified women in his business. And so this appears to me, to be a man who recognizes talent, no matter what shape or size it comes in. And I think that's important."
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01.13.2025