TOPLINEAnita Hill told CNN in an interview Saturday she will vote for Joe Biden in November, despite any animus stemming from his handling of confirmation hearings in 1991 where Hill testified she was sexually harassed by Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Anita Hill speaks onstage as Audible presents: "In Love and Struggle" at Audible's Minetta Lane ... [+] Theater on February 29, 2020 in New York City. Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for AudibleKEY FACTS"Notwithstanding all of his limitations in the past, and the mistakes that he made in the past, notwithstanding those—at this point, between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, I think Joe Biden is the person who should be elected in November,” Hill told CNN. Hill said she isn’t just voting for Biden because she doesn’t like Trump, adding that she is willing to work with Biden on issues of gender discrimination and harassment. “I will be satisfied when I know that there is real change and real accountability and real purpose,” she said.

Source: Forbes September 06, 2020 00:00 UTC