Donald Trump was captured in a 2005 video making extremely vulgar comments, including bragging about groping women.
In the video Trump can be heard boasting that he “just start[s] kissing” women he finds attractive.
Trump explains that “when you are a star… you can do anything.”
“Grab them by the pussy, you can do anything,” Trump says.
The video, first reported by the Washington Post, captured Trump prior to making an appearance on “Access Hollywood.”
Trump released a statement dismissing his comments as “locker room banter,” although the incident did not occur in a locker room. “I apologize if anyone was offended,” the statement concluded. (Which, as others have noted, is not an apology.)
Women are a topic Trump weighs in on frequently on Twitter. Here are some tweets that, in light of this new information, seem particularly ill-advised.
When Trump declared that “nobody has more respect for women than Donald Trump.”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/713747213801938946
When Trump said that unseemly conduct with women should disqualify a man for public office.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/322079549812785152
When Trump said that sexual assault was an inevitable consequence of putting men and women together
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/331907383771148288?lang=en
When Trump attacked the New York Times for reporting on his mistreatment of women.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/731800205188796419
The New York Times article, among other things, reported allegations that Donald Trump had groped women and kissed them without permission.
When Trump called Hillary a “fraud” for airing an ad about his mistreatment of women.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/739810044150190080
When Trump threatened Hillary for saying he had a “penchant for sexism.”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/679802957089648640
When Trump warned Hillary against playing the “women being degraded card.”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/679668017505144833?lang=en