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| US election: Melania Trump stands by Donald over sex boast tape | US election: Melania Trump stands by Donald over sex boast tape |
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| Melania Trump has said obscene comments caught on videotape by her husband were unacceptable but did not represent the Donald Trump she knows. | Melania Trump has said obscene comments caught on videotape by her husband were unacceptable but did not represent the Donald Trump she knows. |
| She said the Republican presidential nominee was guilty of "boy talk" but was egged on by host Billy Bush. | She said the Republican presidential nominee was guilty of "boy talk" but was egged on by host Billy Bush. |
| In the video, Mr Trump tells Mr Bush, who was then host of NBC's Access Hollywood, that he can force himself on women because he's a star. | In the video, Mr Trump tells Mr Bush, who was then host of NBC's Access Hollywood, that he can force himself on women because he's a star. |
| The tape prompted dozens of Republicans to drop their support for him. | The tape prompted dozens of Republicans to drop their support for him. |
| Several women have since come forward and accused Mr Trump of sexual assault, which he denies. | Several women have since come forward and accused Mr Trump of sexual assault, which he denies. |
| In an interview with CNN, her first since the scandal began, Mrs Trump defended her husband's conduct with women, saying he had never behaved inappropriately over the years. | In an interview with CNN, her first since the scandal began, Mrs Trump defended her husband's conduct with women, saying he had never behaved inappropriately over the years. |
| Women commonly approach him to give him their phone numbers, she said. | Women commonly approach him to give him their phone numbers, she said. |
| And on the 2005 videotape leaked to the media 10 days ago, she said: "I said to my husband that, you know, the language was inappropriate. It's not acceptable. | And on the 2005 videotape leaked to the media 10 days ago, she said: "I said to my husband that, you know, the language was inappropriate. It's not acceptable. |
| "And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know." | "And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know." |
| After the taped remarks became public, Mrs Trump issued a statement saying she found the words he spoke to be offensive but she accepted his apology. | After the taped remarks became public, Mrs Trump issued a statement saying she found the words he spoke to be offensive but she accepted his apology. |
| Now she believes Billy Bush, who was fired by NBC over the tape, was the main culprit. | |
| Mr Trump, she said, "was led on - like, egged on - from the host to say dirty and bad stuff". | Mr Trump, she said, "was led on - like, egged on - from the host to say dirty and bad stuff". |
| With three weeks to go before Americans cast their vote, polls show Mr Trump with considerable ground to make up on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in key battleground states. | With three weeks to go before Americans cast their vote, polls show Mr Trump with considerable ground to make up on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in key battleground states. |
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