With the memory of the failed mayoral campaign of Anthony Weiner — who was brought down by a second wave of extramarital sexting — still lingering, attention quickly turned to how Booker might explain the situation.
But in a statement, a Booker spokeswoman simply said the mayor “talks with people from all walks of life on Twitter.”
“Really, the most shocking part of this story was learning there is a vegan strip club in Portland,” the spokeswoman added, referencing the niche establishment where Lee works.
The 44-year-old Booker has never been married, a topic he has started to address on the campaign trail.
“I have not settled down with a life partner,” he told the Washington Post last month, a fact that is to his “great dismay.”