By Miriam Raftery
October 14, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – After the release of a videotape last week on which Republican nominee Donald Trump boasted in crude terms about grabbing women’s genitals and forcing kisses on them in the workplace, Trump dismissed those claims “as locker room talk” in a presidential debate. When pressed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on whether he did those things, he claimed he didn’t. Six women have since come forward to state he did sexually assault them, including a journalist and others. In addition, a hearing on alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl by Trump heads to court in December. Dozens of past coworkers of Trump have also corroborated sexually demeaning remarks in the workplace that amount to sexual harassment.
Many top Republicans have yanked support of Trump as a result. GOP Chair Rance Priebus ordered the Republican National Party to cut off all cash to the Trump campaign. House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he is done defending Trump. Condoleeza Rice, Secretary of State under Republican George W. Bush, stated,”Enough! Donald Trump should not be President. He should withdraw.” Former GOP nominees John McCain and Mitt Romney have said they will not support Trump’s candidacy. Conservative commentator Glen Beck called opposing Trump the “moral choice” even if Hillary Clinton is elected.
But Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Republican whose district includes parts of San Diego and East County continues to support Trump. “We’ve got to keep on fighting to the end,” he said, according to the Washington Post’s article titled “What it’s like to be on the shrinking island of Donald Trump backers.”
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