Democratic Party chairman Tim Kaine told Meet the Press "the comments were unfortunate and they were insensitive", but "I think the case is closed because President Obama has spoken directly with the leader [Reid] and accepted his apology."
民主党議長ティム・ケインは『ミート・ザ・プレス』誌に、「コメントは残念でそれらは無神経だった」が、「オバマ大統領が直接リーダー[リード]と話し、彼の謝罪を受け入れたので、この一件は決着したと考える」と語った。