As with so much that Mr Banks says, it is not clear whether this was meant as a joke.

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Mr Chambers, and his many high-profile supporters, always said the tweet was meant as a joke and should not have been taken seriously.

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Mr. Sunusi later apologized for his answer, saying it was meant as a joke and icebreaker to lower tensions during the vetting process.

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He says that he meant this as a joke, but that she took him seriously.

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