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New York Times Editorial: Donald Trump Bragged About âRepeated Sexual Assaultâ
WASHINGTON â A New York Times editorial says the issue with Trumpâs lewd comments isnât the lewdness. Itâs that Trump was bragging about committing sex crimes.
âAnd so we have now heard the Republican nominee for president of the United States bragging about repeated sexual assault,â begins the 505-word editorial, titled âThe Sleaziness of Donald Trump.â
The newspaperâs editorial board notes that Trump â âa man who aspires to represent the highest ideals of the nation to his fellow citizens and the worldâ â is heard on a tape obtained by The Washington Post discussing how he would âforce himself on women,â how he could, in Trumpâs words, âGrab them by the p***y.â
âAnd when youâre a star,â Trump continued, âthey let you do it.â
Trump apologized âif anyone was offendedâ by his comments.
âIf?â the editorial asks. âWell, maybe itâs reasonable for him to wonder. This is a man who has said many outrageous things, after all, proudly violating all conventions of civic discourse with gutter attacks on women and the disabled, immigrants and minorities.â
The editorial poses a series of questions to prominent Republicans:
New York Times Editorial: Donald Trump Bragged About 'Repeated Sexual Assault'
Wow, sounds like Trump should just hang it up.
WASHINGTON â A New York Times editorial says the issue with Trumpâs lewd comments isnât the lewdness. Itâs that Trump was bragging about committing sex crimes.
âAnd so we have now heard the Republican nominee for president of the United States bragging about repeated sexual assault,â begins the 505-word editorial, titled âThe Sleaziness of Donald Trump.â
The newspaperâs editorial board notes that Trump â âa man who aspires to represent the highest ideals of the nation to his fellow citizens and the worldâ â is heard on a tape obtained by The Washington Post discussing how he would âforce himself on women,â how he could, in Trumpâs words, âGrab them by the p***y.â
âAnd when youâre a star,â Trump continued, âthey let you do it.â
Trump apologized âif anyone was offendedâ by his comments.
âIf?â the editorial asks. âWell, maybe itâs reasonable for him to wonder. This is a man who has said many outrageous things, after all, proudly violating all conventions of civic discourse with gutter attacks on women and the disabled, immigrants and minorities.â
The editorial poses a series of questions to prominent Republicans:
Gov. Mike Pence, you are proud to be a Christian conservative. Is this a man you would want at your dinner table, let alone in the Oval Office?
Speaker Paul Ryan, you couldnât possibly want Donald Trump as a role model for your children. Why do you diminish yourself by urging him on the country?
Senator Kelly Ayotte, you said this week in your race for re-election from New Hampshire that Mr. Trump was a role model for children. Then you said youâd misspoken but you still planned to vote for him, even though you werenât actually endorsing him. Will you continue to tie yourself in knots like this?
âWe elect our presidents in the hope that they will do their best for us, including to try â whatever their flaws and ours â to represent the best in us,â the editorial continues. âThere is no such hope for Donald Trump.â
Speaker Paul Ryan, you couldnât possibly want Donald Trump as a role model for your children. Why do you diminish yourself by urging him on the country?
Senator Kelly Ayotte, you said this week in your race for re-election from New Hampshire that Mr. Trump was a role model for children. Then you said youâd misspoken but you still planned to vote for him, even though you werenât actually endorsing him. Will you continue to tie yourself in knots like this?
âWe elect our presidents in the hope that they will do their best for us, including to try â whatever their flaws and ours â to represent the best in us,â the editorial continues. âThere is no such hope for Donald Trump.â
New York Times Editorial: Donald Trump Bragged About 'Repeated Sexual Assault'
Wow, sounds like Trump should just hang it up.