WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday made his first public media appearance since an exercise mishap left him with a severely injured eye and four broken ribs.
Reid had been working out with resistance bands in his new home earlier this month when one snapped, injuring his right eye and flinging him into a file cabinet, he said.
The Nevada Democrat said he expected to be back to full speed soon, and that he planned to run for re-election. But while he was certain about his electoral plans, he hedged on a question about whether he’d take the manufacturer of the exercise gear to court.
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“I have always been suspect, over my entire career in Congress, of these trade agreements,” Reid said. “I don’t support fast track. Why? Because I have not been shown that these trade agreements have helped the middle class.”
“I’ll be happy to keep my eyes wide open,” he continued, “and if something changes, I’ll change, but until it’s shown to me that trade agreements help the middle class, I’m not going to be jumping on the bandwagon.”
