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Apprentice contestant is latest to accuse Trump of 'sexual misconduct' – live Apprentice contestant is latest to accuse Trump of 'sexual misconduct' – live
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Trump campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks told CBS News that despite promises from running mate Mike Pence, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump does not plan on releasing any “evidence” that will discredit the more than a dozen women who have accused him of sexual impropriety.
“I didn’t say that,” Hicks said. “Governor Pence did. I will let you know when we have more information.”
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Trump was interrupted by a protester in Greensboro and this happened: pic.twitter.com/Hzc2Z82gNu
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Molly ReddenMolly Redden
A former contestant on the Apprentice, Summer Zervos, has accused Donald Trump of groping or aggressively kissing her on two separate occasions in 2007, when she met Trump in private for what she thought were going to be discussions about job opportunities.A former contestant on the Apprentice, Summer Zervos, has accused Donald Trump of groping or aggressively kissing her on two separate occasions in 2007, when she met Trump in private for what she thought were going to be discussions about job opportunities.
Zervos made her accusations in a prepared statement that she read Friday in the offices of her lawyer, Gloria Allred. Often speaking through tears, Zervos said Trump greeted her and said goodbye to her at a meeting in his New York office with a kiss on the lips. Brushing it off as his form of greeting, Zervos agreed to meet Trump for dinner later that year when he traveled to Los Angeles.Zervos made her accusations in a prepared statement that she read Friday in the offices of her lawyer, Gloria Allred. Often speaking through tears, Zervos said Trump greeted her and said goodbye to her at a meeting in his New York office with a kiss on the lips. Brushing it off as his form of greeting, Zervos agreed to meet Trump for dinner later that year when he traveled to Los Angeles.
At a Beverly Hills hotel, Trump’s security guard led her to a bungalow where he was staying. When she was inside, Zervos claimed, Trump greeted her with an open-mouthed, aggressive kiss while grabbing her shoulder to hold her in, and put his hand on her breast. Several times, she claims, she pushed him away and indicated he should stop.At a Beverly Hills hotel, Trump’s security guard led her to a bungalow where he was staying. When she was inside, Zervos claimed, Trump greeted her with an open-mouthed, aggressive kiss while grabbing her shoulder to hold her in, and put his hand on her breast. Several times, she claims, she pushed him away and indicated he should stop.
When Zervos resisted Trump’s advances, she claimed, he tried to lead her toward the bedroom of the bungalow. “Let’s lay down and watch some telly-telly,” she claims he said. When she said, “C’mon man, get real,” she claims he replied, “Get real,” and thrust his genitals at her.When Zervos resisted Trump’s advances, she claimed, he tried to lead her toward the bedroom of the bungalow. “Let’s lay down and watch some telly-telly,” she claims he said. When she said, “C’mon man, get real,” she claims he replied, “Get real,” and thrust his genitals at her.
Zervos, an Orange County restaurant owner when she appeared on the fifth season of the the Apprentice, made her accusations public because of Trump’s claims that he had never touched a woman without her consent.Zervos, an Orange County restaurant owner when she appeared on the fifth season of the the Apprentice, made her accusations public because of Trump’s claims that he had never touched a woman without her consent.
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Here is the full video of Summer Zervos’ statement with attorney Gloria Allred:Here is the full video of Summer Zervos’ statement with attorney Gloria Allred:
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Donald Trump, on President Barack Obama:Donald Trump, on President Barack Obama:
Why doesn’t some woman say what they say about me about him?Why doesn’t some woman say what they say about me about him?
Trump was, apparently, implying that Obama was inoculated against any such allegations because Trump’s own accusers have been ginned up by the liberal media, unlike the Democratic president.Trump was, apparently, implying that Obama was inoculated against any such allegations because Trump’s own accusers have been ginned up by the liberal media, unlike the Democratic president.
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Donald Trump: Accuser 'would not be my first choice'Donald Trump: Accuser 'would not be my first choice'
Speaking in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the same time as yet another woman came forward with allegations that he had sexually assaulted her, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dismissed the allegations of Jessica Leeds, who alleged that Trump assaulted her in the first-class cabin of an airplane in 1979.Speaking in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the same time as yet another woman came forward with allegations that he had sexually assaulted her, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dismissed the allegations of Jessica Leeds, who alleged that Trump assaulted her in the first-class cabin of an airplane in 1979.
“The only way they figure they can slow it down is to come up with people that are willing to say, ‘Oh, I was with Donald Trump in 1980! I was sitting with him on an airplane! And he went after me on the plane!’” Trump said dismissively.“The only way they figure they can slow it down is to come up with people that are willing to say, ‘Oh, I was with Donald Trump in 1980! I was sitting with him on an airplane! And he went after me on the plane!’” Trump said dismissively.
“Yeah, I’m gonna go after you. Believe me - she would not be my first choice, that I can tell you. Man. You don’t know - that would not be my first choice.”“Yeah, I’m gonna go after you. Believe me - she would not be my first choice, that I can tell you. Man. You don’t know - that would not be my first choice.”
The audience cheered.The audience cheered.
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The Apprentice contestant accuses Donald Trump of 'sexual misconduct'The Apprentice contestant accuses Donald Trump of 'sexual misconduct'
In a press conference with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, Summer Zervos, a contestant on the fifth season of The Apprentice, became the latest woman to accuse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of sexual misconduct.In a press conference with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, Summer Zervos, a contestant on the fifth season of The Apprentice, became the latest woman to accuse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of sexual misconduct.
As Trump derided the more than a dozen women who have accused him of sexual impropriety of doing so “for money and sometimes for fame” in a rally in North Carolina, Zervos described through tears pursuing employment with the Trump Organization after her time as a contestant on Trump’s reality show.As Trump derided the more than a dozen women who have accused him of sexual impropriety of doing so “for money and sometimes for fame” in a rally in North Carolina, Zervos described through tears pursuing employment with the Trump Organization after her time as a contestant on Trump’s reality show.
“I had the utmost admiration for Mr. Trump, and even after I was fired, I continued to see him as a possible mentor and potential employer,” Zervos, a self-described Republican, said.“I had the utmost admiration for Mr. Trump, and even after I was fired, I continued to see him as a possible mentor and potential employer,” Zervos, a self-described Republican, said.
In 2007, two years after Zervos appeared on The Apprentice and two years after Trump married his third wife, Zervos alleged that she met with Trump for dinner in New York City, whereupon “he kissed me on the lips,” a behavior Zervos alleged that he repeated at the end of the dinner. After discussing the kisses with family and friends, Zervos said, “we came to the conclusion that this was undoubtedly just some sort of greeting.”In 2007, two years after Zervos appeared on The Apprentice and two years after Trump married his third wife, Zervos alleged that she met with Trump for dinner in New York City, whereupon “he kissed me on the lips,” a behavior Zervos alleged that he repeated at the end of the dinner. After discussing the kisses with family and friends, Zervos said, “we came to the conclusion that this was undoubtedly just some sort of greeting.”
“He said that he would love to have me work for him,” Zervos said. “Mr. Trump said he would be coming to Los Angeles soon and he would contact me.”“He said that he would love to have me work for him,” Zervos said. “Mr. Trump said he would be coming to Los Angeles soon and he would contact me.”
A few weeks later, Zervos said she was invited to meet Trump at the Beverly Hills Hotel.A few weeks later, Zervos said she was invited to meet Trump at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“I assumed we were going to a restaurant in his hotel. Instead, we were escorted to a bungalow,” Zervos said. Upon entering, “I saw Mr. Trump’s clothes on the bed. He greeted me with a ‘hello’ in a sing-song voice.”“I assumed we were going to a restaurant in his hotel. Instead, we were escorted to a bungalow,” Zervos said. Upon entering, “I saw Mr. Trump’s clothes on the bed. He greeted me with a ‘hello’ in a sing-song voice.”
Fifteen minutes later, Zervos alleged that Trump entered the room, in his suit, and began kissing her.Fifteen minutes later, Zervos alleged that Trump entered the room, in his suit, and began kissing her.
“He started kissing me open-mouthed as he started pulling me towards him,” Zervos said. “He then grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me aggressively and placed his hand on my breast.”“He started kissing me open-mouthed as he started pulling me towards him,” Zervos said. “He then grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me aggressively and placed his hand on my breast.”
When Zervos resisted, she said, he pulled her back towards him.When Zervos resisted, she said, he pulled her back towards him.
“He then turned me around and said, let’s lay down and watch some telly-telly,” Zervos said. “I said, ‘come on man, get real.’ He repeated my words back at me - get real - and began thrusting his genitals.”“He then turned me around and said, let’s lay down and watch some telly-telly,” Zervos said. “I said, ‘come on man, get real.’ He repeated my words back at me - get real - and began thrusting his genitals.”
When Zervos reiterated that she was only there to have dinner, she said, Trump acted angrily and told her that she “did not know love, or had ever been in love.”When Zervos reiterated that she was only there to have dinner, she said, Trump acted angrily and told her that she “did not know love, or had ever been in love.”
Through tears, Zervos told reporters: “I wondered if the sexual behavior was some kind of test, and whether or not I had passed.”Through tears, Zervos told reporters: “I wondered if the sexual behavior was some kind of test, and whether or not I had passed.”
After attempting to gain employment through the Trump Organization, despite the alleged harassment, Zervos said that she was told to “never again use his private number, and if I wanted to reach him, I should contact him through his office.”After attempting to gain employment through the Trump Organization, despite the alleged harassment, Zervos said that she was told to “never again use his private number, and if I wanted to reach him, I should contact him through his office.”
Describing the “great deal of pain and anguish” seeing Trump on television during the presidential campaign, Zervos said that she reached out a final time to Trump’s secretary in April 2016 to “clear the air.”Describing the “great deal of pain and anguish” seeing Trump on television during the presidential campaign, Zervos said that she reached out a final time to Trump’s secretary in April 2016 to “clear the air.”
“I had no idea about his behavior with other women at the time,” Zervos said, in reference to numerous other allegations of sexual impropriety against Trump that have broken in the past week.“I had no idea about his behavior with other women at the time,” Zervos said, in reference to numerous other allegations of sexual impropriety against Trump that have broken in the past week.
Sending an email to Trump, Zervos said: “Your interest in me as a potential employee meant the world to me.”Sending an email to Trump, Zervos said: “Your interest in me as a potential employee meant the world to me.”
“Mr. Trump did not reply.”“Mr. Trump did not reply.”
Directly addressing Trump, Zervos described the humiliation of being treated “as an object to be hit upon.”Directly addressing Trump, Zervos described the humiliation of being treated “as an object to be hit upon.”
“You were interested in me only because you wanted to have a sexual relationship with me, and for no other reason,” Zervos said. “I felt I had to speak out about your behavior.”“You were interested in me only because you wanted to have a sexual relationship with me, and for no other reason,” Zervos said. “I felt I had to speak out about your behavior.”
“You do not have the right to treat women as sexual objects just because you are a star.”“You do not have the right to treat women as sexual objects just because you are a star.”
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Marlee Matlin, an Oscar-winning deaf actress who finished in second place on the 2011 season of The Celebrity Apprentice, has released a statement in response to a report from The Daily Beast alleging that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called her “retarded” while the show was being filmed.Marlee Matlin, an Oscar-winning deaf actress who finished in second place on the 2011 season of The Celebrity Apprentice, has released a statement in response to a report from The Daily Beast alleging that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called her “retarded” while the show was being filmed.
Recent media reports have circulated that Donald Trump allegedly referred to me as ‘retarded’ The term is abhorrent and should never be used. The fact that we are talking about this during a very important moment in American history has upset me deeply.Recent media reports have circulated that Donald Trump allegedly referred to me as ‘retarded’ The term is abhorrent and should never be used. The fact that we are talking about this during a very important moment in American history has upset me deeply.
I am Deaf. There are millions of Deaf and hard of hearing people like me, in the United States and around the world who face discrimination and misunderstanding like this on a daily basis. It is unacceptable.I am Deaf. There are millions of Deaf and hard of hearing people like me, in the United States and around the world who face discrimination and misunderstanding like this on a daily basis. It is unacceptable.
So, what’s my response? It’s not about insults or taking each other down. As a person who is deaf, as a woman, as a mom, as a wife, as an actor, I have a voice. And I’m using that voice to make myself heard... and vote.So, what’s my response? It’s not about insults or taking each other down. As a person who is deaf, as a woman, as a mom, as a wife, as an actor, I have a voice. And I’m using that voice to make myself heard... and vote.
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Donald Trump campaigns in Greensboro, North CarolinaDonald Trump campaigns in Greensboro, North Carolina
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At the end of a devastating week for Republican election hopes, many Democrats felt that all that was left to do was refer to Michelle Obama’s emotional evisceration of Donald Trump and shrug: “What she said.”At the end of a devastating week for Republican election hopes, many Democrats felt that all that was left to do was refer to Michelle Obama’s emotional evisceration of Donald Trump and shrug: “What she said.”
“The speech that she gave, I think put into words what so many people are feeling,” Hillary Clinton told Ellen DeGeneres, after urging a landslide victory on 8 November as a “rebuke of all the bigotry and bullying”.“The speech that she gave, I think put into words what so many people are feeling,” Hillary Clinton told Ellen DeGeneres, after urging a landslide victory on 8 November as a “rebuke of all the bigotry and bullying”.
“If you want to hear the best case for Hillary Clinton, if you want to hear the very real stakes in this election, I would advise you to link up to Michelle’s speech from earlier today in New Hampshire,” added her husband Barack in Ohio before focusing on the state’s Senate race instead.“If you want to hear the best case for Hillary Clinton, if you want to hear the very real stakes in this election, I would advise you to link up to Michelle’s speech from earlier today in New Hampshire,” added her husband Barack in Ohio before focusing on the state’s Senate race instead.
Not long ago, it would have looked like complacency. But in the seven days since a video emerged of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, even many Republicans concede the US election race has changed out of all recognition.Not long ago, it would have looked like complacency. But in the seven days since a video emerged of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, even many Republicans concede the US election race has changed out of all recognition.
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3. I bet the lobster risotto is better than the food at the Ecuadorian Embassy. pic.twitter.com/zyViu1R4UL
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Watch the full speech made by first lady Michelle Obama yesterday, in which she offered a powerful rebuke to Donald Trump and his treatment of women:
Speaking in New Hampshire, Obama said that lewd comments made by Trump in a 2005 audio recording could not simply be dismissed as a “disturbing footnote in a sad election season.” Instead, she said, they must be seen for what they are: “a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior.”
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Donald Trump has roughly 22,450 employees. Of those, twelve have donated more than $200 to his campaign.
That’s according to an analysis of campaign finance data by Reuters, which concluded that of the $112m donated to Trump’s presidential campaign since he announced his candidacy for the White House in June of last year, his employees have given a total of $5,298 to the campaign. (Donations less than $200 are not attached to donor names in the US.)
In contrast, Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has received $324,000 in donations from State Department employees.
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Paul Ryan: 'This election has taken some dark - sometimes very dark - turns'
Speaking in Madison, Wisconsin, House speaker Paul Ryan told a crowd of College Republicans that despite the “very dark” turns the presidential campaign has taken, Republicans in Congress has still earned control of the legislative branch.
“Look, I know this election has taken some dark - sometimes very dark - turns,” Ryan said. “Which is exactly why I think it is so important that we take a step back and reflect on what this election is ultimately about. Beneath all the ugliness lies a long running debate between two governing philosophies: one that is in keeping with our nation’s founding principles - like freedom and equality - and another that seeks to replace them.”
Declining to mention the more than a dozen claims of sexual harassment and assault against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Ryan instead lauded conservative governing principles and lambasted Hillary Clinton as an agent of state-run society.
“We want an America that values disruption and innovation. Because in a time when you can customize your life, right down to the channels you want, one-size-fits-all designs are creaky and worn out.”
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Poll: Mike Pence's home state may now be in play
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence may be the preferred choice of Republicans who have disavowed presidential nominee Donald Trump, but his fellow Hoosiers are quickly souring on the ticket, according to a new Monmouth University poll.
Trump’s 11-point lead in Indiana a few months ago has evaporated to nearly within the margin of error, with 45% of likely Indiana voters backing Trump and 41% supporting Clinton. Another 9% say that they support Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson.
Trump has lost ground with women and college graduates, while staying relatively steady among Indiana voters without college degrees and among men, but the revelation of video showing Trump making sexually predatory remarks about married women seriously undercut his support in the state: In poll interviews conducted Tuesday and Wednesday, Trump held a 45% to 38% lead over Clinton. In interviews conducted Thursday evening, after allegations of sexual misconduct by the GOP nominee emerged, Clinton held a narrow edge of 46% to 44% over Trump.
OF NOTE: In August Trump held 1-point lead over Clinton among women. Now he trails her by 38% to 47%. https://t.co/8lm4Q46Pyq
“Trump’s support in his running mate’s home state was already eroding before the latest bombshell hit,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute. “The news that broke Wednesday seems to have driven those numbers even lower.”
Just 31% of Indiana voters have a favorable view of Trump with 58% holding an unfavorable opinion of him.
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New allegation: Donald Trump accused of sexually assaulting woman in 1990s
In the wake of more than a dozen women who have accused Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of sexually inappropriate behavior in the past week, another woman has come forward, alleging that in a nightclub in the 1990s, Trump reached under her skirt and groped her through her underwear.
“It wasn’t a sexual come-on. I don’t know why he did it. It was like just to prove that he could do it, and nothing would happen,” Kristin Anderson told the Washington Post. “There was zero conversation. We didn’t even really look at each other. It was very random, very nonchalant on his part.”
Anderson, who came forward after a series of other women approached the Guardian, Buzzfeed News, the New York Times and other outlets with allegations that Trump perpetrated acts of sexual harassment and assault against them spanning decades, told the Washington Post that while she was seated on a couch in an Upper West Side nightclub with friends, Trump slid his fingers “under her miniskirt, moved up her inner thigh, and touched her vagina through her underwear.”
She then fled the couch and looked back, only to recognize the man she says assaulted her: Trump.
“He was so distinctive looking - with the hair and the eyebrows. I mean, nobody else has those eyebrows,” Anderson told the Washington Post.
“It’s a sexual assault issue, and it’s something that I’ve kept quiet on my own,” Anderson said. “And I’ve always kept quiet. And why should I keep quiet? Actually, all of the women should speak up, and if you’re touched inappropriately, tell somebody and speak up about it. Actually go to the authorities and press some charges. It’s not okay.”
The Trump campaign has denied Anderson’s allegations, as it has denied every allegation made this week against the Republican presidential nominee.
“Mr. Trump strongly denies this phony allegation by someone looking to get some free publicity. It is totally ridiculous,” Trump spokesperson Hope Hicks said.
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Clinton appears on Ellen: Trump 'stalked' her on debate stage
Hillary Clinton shimmied with Ellen Degeneres in her first interview since the second debate, talking about how Donald Trump ‘stalked’ her around the debate stage because he was so furious at the 2005 “grab them by the pussy” tapes being revealed.
“It was clear that my opponent Donald Trump was going to try and dominate the space, almost to the exclusion of the people that were sitting there,” said Clinton on Ellen, an interview that was recorded yesterday and aired Friday morning.
“And because of the revelation of the video and everything that came out on Access Hollywood, he was really all wrought up and you could just sense how much anger he had. So he was just trying to dominate and literally stalk me around the stage,” she added.
Many viewers had noted how Trump seemed to stand directly behind Clinton throughout the debate and loom over her.
“I would just feel this presence behind me. And I thought ‘Whoa, this is really weird.’ I was just trying to stay focused, trying to keep my composure... and deal with the string of accusations he was putting forth,” said Clinton.
Clinton spoke about how with the debates she ummed and ahhed about whether she should fact check everything Trump says.
“To run against somebody and debate somebody who is consistenky spewing such falsehoods and when you catch it and say ‘hey wait a minute’... I literally could have spent all my time saying ‘no, you told interviewer X and you said on Y’,” she said.
Like all Ellen interviews, it included dancing, including an animation of Clinton dancing in the second debate with infamous red sweater-wearing question asker Ken Bone. And at the beginning of the interview, Degeneres greeted Clinton with a shimmy, just like the Democratic nominee did during the first debate.
“Does everyone do that to you now?” asked Ellen.
“Yeah, I like it,” said Clinton. “I didn’t even know I was doing it,” she added, saying that while she knew she’d made the “woo!” noise at the time, the shimmy was totally subconscious.
Degeneres noted that Clinton had cancelled an earlier appearance due to her much publicized battle with pneumonia.
“My advice is: if you have pneumonia stop for a while,” said Clinton.
On 26 October, Clinton will turn 69. “I will be the youngest woman ever elected president of the United States,” she quipped.
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The lies Trump told this week: from murder rates to climate change
Alan Yuhas
Military and law enforcement personnel
“I’m proud of the fact that I’ve always treated the working people of this country with dignity and respect, especially our military and law enforcement personnel.”– 11 October, interview with Fox News
Trump has not always treated members of the military and law enforcement with respect. Last year he insulted John McCain, who endured torture as a prisoner of war in Vietnam; this summer he derided the Muslim parents of a soldier who died in the Iraq war; he has called top generals “embarrassing to our country” and said they have been “reduced to rubble”; and he has repeatedly impugned the ethics of federal investigators and even public safety officers such as fire marshals.
Crime
“You look at the crime and you wonder why. And by the way, do you know, it was just announced that murder is the highest it’s been in our country in 45 years?” –11 October, Panama City, Florida
“We have the highest murder rate in this country in 45 years. More people are being murdered now than being murdered in 45 years.” – 12 October, Lakeland, Florida
Trump has distorted an FBI statistic to make a false claim: in September the agency reported that murders and non-negligent manslaughter rose in the US by 10.8% in 2015, the largest single-year increase since 1971. That is not the same as saying there are more murders in the US than at any point since 1971: 15,696 murders were reported in 2015, down from 1991 and 1993 highs of 24,703 and 24,526. There were more murders in 1971 (17,780) than in 2015.
The murder rate declined 42% from 1993 to 2014, even though the population increased by a quarter.
During this week’s debate Trump almost cited the statistic accurately, saying: “We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years.” But the FBI figure is a national one, not restricted to cities.
Murders up 10.8% in biggest percentage increase since 1971, FBI data showsRead more
Climate change
“Climate change. Now I want, and just so you know, do you know that I’ve won numerous environmental awards? I’m a believer in the environment. It’s gotta be within reason. I’m a believer.” – 12 October, Ocala, Florida
Trump has claimed off and on to be an environmentalist since at least 2008, when he was battling with officials in Scotland to build a golf course and resort on land that had been home to a variety of wildlife. He has maintained for years that the US should drill for oil wherever possible – an opinion that falls well out of line with even the moderate environmentalism of Hillary Clinton, who has taken oil and gas exploration on a case-by-case basis.
He has claimed to have received environmental awards since 2011, though the only award that could be found seems to be a 2007 prize given to the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey by the Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation. That award was received by the grounds director, Greg Nicoli, for preserving 45 acres of bird habitat on the property. A few years later, Trump cut down a small forest in Virginia for the sake of another golf course, and in May of 2011 New Jersey’s department of environmental protection fined him for repeated violations. He has also called for dismantling basic Environmental Protection Agency programs and rules.
Trump has repeatedly said he does not believe in climate change, which is more pertinent to the environment than a New Jersey golf course. In 2014 he called it a “hoax”, and in 2012 he claimed it was invented by China to trick Americans into caring about environmental regulations.
The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
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Donald Trump on Lindsay Lohan: 'Deeply troubled' women are 'always the best in bed'
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told a radio host in 2004 that actress Lindsay Lohan was likely “great in bed” because she was “probably deeply troubled.”
“She’s probably deeply troubled and therefore great in bed,” Trump told Howard Stern, according to CNN. “How come the deeply troubled women, you know, deeply, deeply troubled, they’re always the best in bed?”
“For some reason, what I said is true,” Trump continued. “It’s just unbelievable. You don’t want to be with them for long term, but for the short term there’s nothing like it.”
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Donald Trump Jr.: Women who can't take sexual harassment 'don't belong in the workforce'
Buzzfeed News has unearthed an clip of Donald Trump Jr. being interviewed about sexual harassment and all-male golf clubs with his father in 2013, in which the younger Trump suggested that women who can’t handle being sexually harassed should become kindergarten teachers instead.
“If you can’t handle some of the basic stuff that’s become a problem in the workforce today, then you don’t belong in the workforce,” Trump Jr. said. “Like, you should go maybe teach kindergarten. I think it’s a respectable position.”
“You can’t be negotiating billion-dollar deals if you can’t handle, like, you know,” Trump said. “But listen - there’s a place where you have to draw the line - but today the stuff you get in trouble for...”