Who is anthony weiner

And I showed it to him right away and said, 'What is this? Can you explain this to me? Still, they were married in Officiating at the wedding: none other than former President Bill Clinton. To Abedin who is Muslim and Weiner who is Jewish , the former president joked, "If every wedding is a wonder, then this one's a miracle. Less than a year later, Abedin was pregnant. And then, the first of many shocks: that same month, May , Weiner's Twitter feed showed a picture he apparently posted of himself in his underwear.

To the press Weiner described the tweet as "a prank, a hoax. And then, he told Abedin the truth, which turned out to be that Weiner meant to send the photo to a woman, but mistakenly sent it to his tens of thousands of Twitter followers. On June 6, , Weiner stated at a press conference, "I'm going to try to be a better husband, too. Their son, Jordan, was born. The tabloids left no Weiner pun unwritten. O'Donnell asked, "You go from being behind-the-scenes to someone who's on the front pages of newspapers here in New York City.

What did it mean losing your anonymity? I never did. But Weiner didn't think his political career was over. He decided to run for mayor of New York City, and got off to a good start, taking an early lead. Abedin said, "I have to concede — I have many things to say about Anthony — but I have always believed that he is somebody who loves his city, and he's got brilliant ideas. What happens to your world? It was just surviving at that point. But while rarely appearing on the campaign trail, Abedin did speak at a press conference.

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Anthony Weiner. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The Associated Press. Hillary trusted her expertise on the Middle East and she often acted as translator on trips to the region.

But now American politicians and some foreign ones were questioning her loyalty. It was a testament to how well liked Abedin was in the American political world, whereas her husband was totally isolated.

W hen Weiner mooted the idea of running for mayor of New York in , Abedin was enthusiastic. He was such a good politician, and what had happened in had clearly been an aberration, she thought. Abedin, for the first time, made a public statement defending her husband. Hillary was horrified and I ask Abedin why.

After all, Hillary had stood by her husband after his infidelities. I ask if Hillary ever mentioned to Abedin their shared experience of being married to chronically unfaithful husbands. Soon after Abedin made her public statement of forgiveness, it emerged Weiner was still sexting. New Yorkers rejected the possibility of Mayor Danger. No one could understand why she stayed — not even the Clintons, although they never said so explicitly.

She told Weiner in that she wanted a separation, but they still lived together. Outsiders tutted, but he made life easier for her. Abedin was extremely busy working for Clinton, now secretary of state and, imminently, presidential nominee.

He was happy to stay home and look after their son while Abedin travelled the country. Anyone who has been married with kids will know that, for pragmatic purposes, you sometimes tolerate more than you should.

A month after Hillary was named the Democratic nominee in the election, Weiner called Abedin. He told her the New York Post was publishing a picture of him and Jordan. She assumed it would be a paparazzi photo of the two of them in the park. It was a photo taken by Weiner showing himself aroused and in bed, and next to him lay their sleeping toddler son, and he had sent it to a woman on the internet. Abedin threw him out of their apartment and publicly announced their separation.

Just one of those things would drive most people to a nervous breakdown. How on earth did she not collapse?