One Year Ago, Video Surfaced of the President Bragging About Sexual Assault

‘When You’re A Star, They Let You Do It’

One year ago, The Washington Post released the recorded conversation of the President of the United States bragging about sexually assaulting women to Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush.

As NCRM reported at the time:

Video has surfaced of Donald Trump bragging about kissing, groping, trying to have sex with various women, and making lewd comments about women while married to Melania Trump. The video, obtained by The Washington Post, was recorded in 2005, mostly on a bus trip as Trump and Billy Bush were headed to a studio where the billionaire would record a cameo for the soap ‘Days of Our Lives.’

Trump, while bragging, told Bush, “when you’re a star, they let you do it.”

“I moved on her and I failed. I’ll admit it,” Trump says in the video.

“I did try and f— her. She was married,” Trump also says.

“And I moved on her very heavily. In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said, ‘I’ll show you where they have some nice furniture.'”

“I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn’t get there. And she was married,” Trump says. “Then all of a sudden I see her, she’s now got the big phony tits and everything. She’s totally changed her look.”

“I’ve gotta use some tic tacs, just in case I start kissing her” Trump continues. “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.”

“Grab them by the p—y,” Trump also says. “You can do anything.”

“And when you’re a star they let you do it,” Trump brags. “You can do anything.”

The video can be seen below:

Following the release of the footage, numerous women came forward to accuse then-candidate Trump of sexual assault. In the time since, the White House declared April 2017 as “Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month,” and 21st Century Fox reportedly utilized the video for its sexual harassment seminars.

Yesterday, women’s advocacy group UltraViolet screened the tape for twelve hours straight at the National Mall in Washington D.C.:

Speaking with The Washington Post, UltraViolet campaign director Emma Boorboor said that “we wanted to play the tape on loop to remind the people who the president said he is — a proud sexual predator.”

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