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In November, retired Navy Vice Adm. Mike Franken, the Democratic candidate to challenge Iowa Republican Sen. We talked about moving the girl’ around the world and ‘fixing her’. .
This video shows Franken briefly discussing family life at a campaign meet and greet in Emmetsburg, Iowa on August 6.
“Wife, two kids,” Franken said in the video. [She’s] Currently a semi-worker. That’s what we want in life. “
It is unclear what Franken meant by saying he “fixed” his adopted daughter. His campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Franken served in the Navy from 1978 until his retirement in 2017, rising to the rank of Vice Admiral. According to his biography, his family moved around the world during his career and at times struggled to care for children.
“As the father of a child with a disability, he has seen how inconsistent care can become in his 17 transfers over the years,” says Franken’s campaign website. “She had great support in one community and no support in the next.”
Franken often mentions her daughter in campaign materials and interviews when discussing educational issues or calling for healthcare reform.
Franken told PBS in Iowa in June, “I think I should get the same kind of medical care that I had when I was in the military for 40 years. So did my family.” “It has allowed us to live this full and truly committed life: prevention, dentistry, vision, even for our daughter with special needs. Medicare for all, single payer, universal, etc. But just taking a cue from the U.S. military and copying the type of healthcare they provide, we It will result in a more efficient and healthier population.
Franken won the Democratic nomination for the Senate in June, defeating Abby Finkenauer and was considered the Democrat’s established choice to take on Grassley.
Grassley and Franken have already sparred, with the 88-year-old Republican incumbent saying his opponent is out of touch with Iowa, and Franken should replace the oldest Republican senator. said.
Several of Franken’s statements provoked Republican attacks. That includes one campaign stoppage where Franken said he didn’t serve in the military because of someone who flew the “f—Biden” sign.
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and April interview Franken said he would support revoking the tax-exempt status of churches that hold specific positions on gay marriage, along with the Iowa Interfaith League. No,” he said, adding that he has been to a church that believes gays shouldn’t run for or run for president of the United States.
“This is an American belief system,” Franken said. “If churches have those perspectives and it is part of their recognized perspective…I would remove their tax exemption and use it as a club to promote religious understanding, tolerance and other basic human rights. and a literary distortion of your faith,” Franken said.