Hoyer says Fluke should sue Limbaugh over 'slut' comments

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said over the weekend that he hopes Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke sues radio host Rush Limbaugh over comments in which he said Fluke is a "slut" and a "prostitute" for advocating for free contraception as part of her college healthcare plan.

"I'd like to see her take him to court," Hoyer told the Montgomery Advertiser in Alabama. "She is not a public figure and, for that reason, she should be able to sue for slander, libel or whatever else might be involved."

Hoyer and many others have criticized Limbaugh for making the comments, and Limbaugh apologized for them over the weekend. However, Limbaugh has had several advertisers pull ads from his show, and Democrats continue to pressure others to leave.

Hoyer was in Selma, Ala., over the weekend for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, an event marking the 1965 protests for black voting rights that led to the Voting Rights Act.