Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:21 pm
Donald Trump is claiming that the dozens of women who have come forward to accuse him of sexual assault are part of a Hillary Clinton plot to steal the election.
Trump tweeted:
Nothing ever happened with any of these women. Totally made up nonsense to steal the election. Nobody has more respect for women than me!
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2016
A couple of reality points need to be made. First, Trump was losing the election before the sexual assault allegations surfaced. Secondly, it was Trump’s own words on a hot Access Hollywood mic that launched this scandal.
The Republican nominee’s tweet came on the heels of his call for Hillary Clinton to be drug tested before the next presidential debate.
This isn’t a plot to take the election away from Donald Trump. What voters are witnessing is what happens when a nominee refuses to let his campaign or his own party do opposition research and deal with all of the skeletons in his closet.
Donald Trump can’t handle the fact that he is losing the election, so he is trying to undermine the nation’s democratic process with allegations that are nothing more than the temper tantrums of a whiny rich boy who for the first time in his life has to face the reality that he is a loser.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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