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TexasTowelie

(112,101 posts)
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 08:45 PM Apr 2017

Trump sends sickening message to workplace sexual harassment victims

By Rex Huppke

Thanks to the president of the United States, we have now seen the structural support system that allows workplace sexual harassment to persist, writ large.

And it is sickening.

Responding this week to a New York Times report that Fox News and host Bill O'Reilly have settled five cases with women who claimed he sexually harassed them — with payouts totaling about $13 million — President Donald Trump cavalierly said: "I don't think Bill did anything wrong. I think he's a person I know well — he is a good person."

Trump has no evidence to support his assertion that O'Reilly did nothing wrong, unless he happened to be in the room at the moment of each alleged incident.

And, more importantly, the president has zero credibility on this issue.

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-trump-workplace-harassment-0409-biz-20170407-column.html
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Trump sends sickening message to workplace sexual harassment victims (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2017 OP
But he IS awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bill Cosby jberryhill Apr 2017 #1
The full name of the medal is the TexasTowelie Apr 2017 #2
K&R brer cat Apr 2017 #3
I know this is very far fetched but Doreen Apr 2017 #4
Changed his mind on Assad.... czarjak Apr 2017 #5

TexasTowelie

(112,101 posts)
2. The full name of the medal is the
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 09:00 PM
Apr 2017

President Medal of Freedom to Sexually Harass, Assault and Exploit. The image on the medal has also changed to show a hand grabbing a pu$$y.



Donald Trump: Dragging America back to the 19th century--reluctantly.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
4. I know this is very far fetched but
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 10:16 PM
Apr 2017

I would not be surprised if it became legal to abuse and rape females of ANY age with Trump in power. I know it is sick but when has he not been sick?

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