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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(((KyloRen&Stimpy))) October 8th, 2016 at 00:43
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/efa4a9d6fa37ed2c1110188e8159ad0efbf745a1fca4e34c17d5d6d1c647ef5d.gif Trump is just taking after Tim Russet.
dave-dr-gonzo October 8th, 2016 at 00:55
OMG – memories of Bartcop.com! The late, great Terry “Bartcop” Coppage would have been having a field day with the Groping Cheat-o.
Larry Schmitt October 8th, 2016 at 16:28
That’s Tim Russert. I don’t know who Tim Russet is.
CHOCOL8MILK October 8th, 2016 at 00:49
His mistake was going into the whole Bill Clinton thing. Donald doesn’t know when to stop. If what he did so many years ago can be forgiving (according to him, since he is a different person), then why in the past has Donald mentioned what Bill Clinton did so man years ago?
Double standards, gotta love it.
dave-dr-gonzo October 8th, 2016 at 00:53
Trump and Steve Bannon have both bought into the Breitbart bully-boy drag-a-scandal-out mindset. They are adept at pulling the wool over their own eyes.
jybarz October 8th, 2016 at 01:14
CNN’s Don Lemon said Tramp wants to be forgiven for his decade ago mistake, but won’t forgive Bill Clinton’s two (2) decades ago mistake.
Gary Parillo October 8th, 2016 at 01:19
And he keeps forgetting Bill Clinton isn’t running for president.
whatthe46 October 8th, 2016 at 01:24
he just can’t help himself.
jybarz October 8th, 2016 at 01:10
Tramp’s Clayton’s ad-like apology is like…
…”The apology you have when you are not apologizing”
Here’s to you, Tramp, using your own words to the protestor during one of your campaign speeches…
…”I’d like to punch him in the face” … him is you!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ylH43Tcaj60
Gary Parillo October 8th, 2016 at 01:17
His so called apology looked as if he read it from a TelePrompter.
Jungle_Bhoy October 8th, 2016 at 01:26
Can’t wait to see Ghouliani and Doughboy Christie tell us how Trump using the medium of an apology to deflect blame and attention away from himself and onto the Clintons is an example of his ‘genius’.
whatthe46 October 8th, 2016 at 01:47
boys will be boys? it was 11 years ago? but, lets talk about Bill. WTFever!
jwong318 October 8th, 2016 at 01:55
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/de8a79fdaa52761a9c063a6f87a44105fa8df83ef90d9f691198bfd82acb1469.jpg
granpa.usthai October 8th, 2016 at 10:04
if it’s MADE IN CHINA, I still don’t get how it will make America great again by the time gops convert US from a thriving 1st world country into a 4th world service facility?
robert October 8th, 2016 at 04:40
If it doesn’t work the trumpster can go back to grabbing _______ starting with his campaign mgr.
Might as well go out with a bang !
bpollen October 8th, 2016 at 05:01
I see what you did there!
robert October 8th, 2016 at 17:59
In that case you better inform the trumpster that the crew has their life preservers on and are awaiting his orders
bpollen October 9th, 2016 at 03:32
He won’t take my calls anymore. Damn restraining order!
bpollen October 8th, 2016 at 04:55
“I’m sorry, Mom, I won’t do it again! But that Billy kid did worse stuff!”
“We’re talking about YOU, Donnie, not that other kid!”
whatthe46 October 8th, 2016 at 04:59
but that was 11 years ago, why not talk about Bill? which. was. um. 20. years. ago. see where i’m coming from tRump? i get irritated with this bastard by the second.
Duke Woolworth October 8th, 2016 at 06:08
This was 100% surrogate written. His usual MO would be to attack the accuser.
Two of his blondes were on CNN last night looking mighty grim, but pushing the company line as they are paid to do. It’s all about the Benjamins, baby.
Willys41 October 8th, 2016 at 07:13
What a pathetic loser.
DogsRgoodpeople October 8th, 2016 at 07:58
“I will never let you down” ? WTF ? That’s what you just did you little punk.
eyelashviper October 8th, 2016 at 08:26
Now his crack staff is working on an excuse for him to avoid the Sunday Town Hall Debate….
anothertoothpick October 8th, 2016 at 08:28
Ryan calls off plans to campaign with Trump; GOP-ers rush to distance themselves
Trump has finally become TOXIC.
crc3 October 8th, 2016 at 10:23
The Repulsives should have never nominated him in the first place. They made their toxic filled bed…now they have to sleep in it!
crc3 October 8th, 2016 at 10:20
Crack is the right word alright. Just like when he was hyped up on coke in the first debate. Crack is much more potent. He’s gonna need it…
Mike N. October 8th, 2016 at 10:39
I won’t be surprised if Trump’s nose starts bleeding during the debate…
StoneyCurtisll October 8th, 2016 at 17:24
Step #1… Say Bill Clinton is even worse…:)
DogsRgoodpeople October 8th, 2016 at 08:49
“It was a decade ago.” when he was only 60 years old.
yeah, it might backfire
granpa.usthai October 8th, 2016 at 10:01
when you’re stuck in a 4th grade bully mentality it takes time to mature into an adult. Especially if you have a physique like a bowling pin and have to live off the taxes paid in by 100 million plus families.
10 years can change a lot. just look at the decomposition of a rotting apple.
StoneyCurtisll October 8th, 2016 at 17:22
As if he has matured….:)
William October 8th, 2016 at 09:13
He apologized for thirty seconds then blamed Bill Clinton. Priceless. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bc1e2d3d677e3ca9492fd699d2b565648104f6f8c60975212bdbaafaa9fe749a.jpg
granpa.usthai October 8th, 2016 at 10:11
it was a ‘private’ discussion – kinda like in a US national security meeting with the chosen few. Besides, when Billy becomes his personal chief of all national security stuff, he’ll be saying a lot worst words than donald.
RWNJ radio entertainment only jocks that have absolutely no idea what their mouths are blabbing will know how to turn this around, right guys?
whatthe46 October 9th, 2016 at 02:11
you realize how angry he is that he had to say those words? “i apologize.” it killed him and i love it. i’m stoked for tomorrow.
fredoandme October 9th, 2016 at 09:30
who ain’t?
granpa.usthai October 8th, 2016 at 10:06
humm….no doubt Ivanka will want to show her hugging her daddy just like he was a big ole soft bowling pin in her next “my dad is woman’s BEST friend” political ad?
anothertoothpick October 8th, 2016 at 10:08
The nominee is the head deplorable.
crc3 October 8th, 2016 at 10:17
It’s way too late for any apology from Rump! All of his words are empty and insincere. Just like if he “accidently” pushed the button for a nuclear attack on Russia. Oops…I’m sorry just doesn’t cut it!!
anothertoothpick October 8th, 2016 at 10:25
Trump is everything the Breitbart righty’s think and wished Obama was.
The trump dummies will never be able to back away from trump.
They are just too deep in the cesspool.
anothertoothpick October 8th, 2016 at 10:50
Where is top trump dummy Cruz on the “grabbing the pu$$iy” statement.
Are the Xians ok with this?
crc3 October 8th, 2016 at 11:29
Cruz is a coward and TRUE Christians think Rump’s actions are deplorable…
StoneyCurtisll October 8th, 2016 at 17:21
Trump still has the full support of Christian right wing extremest and sissy boy Ralph Reed, (heard him on NPR today)
http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1995/1101950515_400.jpg
Reed would support Adolf Hitler as long as he supported his personal agenda.
bpollen October 9th, 2016 at 02:20
The guy who took funds from Abramoff to lobby against Native American gaming interests while simultaneously taking funds from Native Americans to lobby FOR Native American gaming interests.
In that book about that Jebus guy that Reed professes to follow, there are these two Corinthians. These two Corinthians go into a bar, and the bartender is saying “…but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
StoneyCurtisll October 9th, 2016 at 06:43
Right On~!
anothertoothpick October 8th, 2016 at 11:20
Ryan, McConnell, Ayote, Rubio, and many more of the repubs will forever have Donald trump tattooed on their foreheads.