WATCH: Will Trump’s poorly calculated ‘video apology’ backfire?
Donald Trump issued a video “apology” for vulgar, misogynistic comments made on mic in 2005 during the shooting of an Access Hollywood segment:
Here is my statement. pic.twitter.com/WAZiGoQqMQ
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2016
One of the liberal Twitterati summed up Trump’s actual message:
#Trump video apology Cliff Notes:
☛ My brief apology.
☛ The 2005 video is a distraction.
☛ Hey! #Clinton's penis!#Hillary #TrumpTrainWreck— Shockupy WOM (@ShockupyWOM) October 8, 2016
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By: dave-dr-gonzo
David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
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labman57 October 8th, 2016 at 11:32
“these words don’t reflect who I am…”
On the contrary. Those words exemplify who Trump has been his entire life and who he continues to be.
As he said in his original defense of his disgusting remarks, he regarded it as simply “locker room talk” … as though all men act the same way as a chauvinistic, self-absorbed, power-hungry rich guy by bragging about groping women and getting away with it because of his “celebrity status”, attempting to bed every attractive female (single or not) who crosses his path, and judging the value of women by their body parts.
anothertoothpick October 8th, 2016 at 12:17
The difference between these statements and his name calling statements is he is talking about what he DOES to women.
His forced kissing and gropping and his entitlement to do these things..
There is more good news. This will not be the worst disclosure against trump.
They are saving the worst, whatever it is for the final weekend.
Mensa Member October 8th, 2016 at 11:52
Trump is demasking the Conservative Christians.
He is everything they sanctimoniously condemn — but they support him because he’s a Republican.
Trump’s candidacy shows, beyond question, that they are fully Conservative and nominally Christian.
crc3 October 8th, 2016 at 11:57
Pense is as bad as Rump…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/10/06/like-a-slap-in-the-face-mike-pence-wont-act-on-wrongfully-convicted-mans-pardon-request/?utm_term=.a203e401f40b
Mensa Member October 8th, 2016 at 12:56
In a practical sense, Pence is worse.
Maybe Pence isn’t lecherous like Trump but he uses the law to restrict women’s freedom. He forces them to be pregnant. He cuts funding to women’s health services. He legalizes discrimination against trans women.
From a practical, day-to-day, perspective, this makes Pence worse than Trump. Women literally die because of this kind of misogyny.
Willys41 October 8th, 2016 at 16:50
Pence is a right-wing “christian” extremist who wants to replace the constitution with biblical law.
Ned Nutley October 8th, 2016 at 16:02
The DNC needs to copy and save clips of Pence saying Donald is right and praising him, he’ll be their guy in 2020 and or 2024, and there’s a small chance next month we could have Hillary against Pence!
Huckleberry Sawyer October 8th, 2016 at 12:54
WHY NOT…. TRY SOMETHING NEW…. LIKE TURMP??
Mensa Member October 8th, 2016 at 12:58
What’s new is old again.
His sexism is straight out of the 50s.
bpollen October 9th, 2016 at 02:23
Like Turnip? Fresh off he truck?
I don’t LIKE Turnips. Turnips are the Josef Mengeles of the vegetable world.
jybarz October 8th, 2016 at 14:02
So, October Surprise is true after all!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
dewired4u October 9th, 2016 at 02:26
I don’t think this is the surprise trump was expecting.
fredoandme October 9th, 2016 at 09:01
which makes it an actual surprise.
i love it when a plan really comes together.
Ned Nutley October 8th, 2016 at 15:59
Trump = the GOP party! period, end of discussion.
StoneyCurtisll October 8th, 2016 at 17:14
Hey..
Everybody talks like that….
Even Samantha Bee~!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4l4vJdE6fU
Mike N. October 8th, 2016 at 17:25
I imagine there’s a large portion of Trump supporters who are really let down that he couldn’t close the deal with Nancy O’Dell.
whatthe46 October 8th, 2016 at 21:04
imagine the threats she would receive by these asses.
fredoandme October 8th, 2016 at 20:55
yes.
amersham1046 October 8th, 2016 at 21:07
reading the teleprompter in zombie mode
whatthe46 October 8th, 2016 at 21:28
his “straight” face looked as if he was in serious pain. in his head, “i hate this apology sh!t.”
dewired4u October 9th, 2016 at 02:24
his world is melting right before his very eyes, yeah he looks pained.
fredoandme October 9th, 2016 at 09:00
not nearly enough.
bpollen October 9th, 2016 at 01:41
Backfire? I am leaning towards spontaneous combustion.
“…nor pretended to be somebody I’m not.”
Donald, that is your entire campaign. You pretend to be competent, rational, a viable candidate, an adult…
Willys41 October 10th, 2016 at 01:30
And, by the way, John Oliver has the tweet in which Trump claims to be not just perfect but “too perfect” and lacking any faults.