‘Women Do Not Exist in This Equation’
Many people are expressing outrage after President Trump defended his former staff secretary Rob Porter, who is credibly accused by both his ex-wives of domestic violence. Friday afternoon the president urged reporters to “remember” that Porter “says he’s innocent,” while saying, “hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him.”
Trump repeatedly told reporters Porter “worked very hard,” and lamented, “It’s obviously a tough time for him.”
Not once did Trump take the time to offer support for Porter’s ex-wives. Not once did Trump even mention them, or take the opportunity to denounce domestic violence. Not once did Trump apologize for not firing Porter, who worked for him for over s year.
Here’s how some on social media are responding:
MSNBC host Chris Hayes:
Journalist Rebecca Traister:
Former Obama-era U.S. Attorney Joyce Alene:
MSNBC’s Joy Reid:
Daily Beast’s Sam Stein:
CNN political commentator Keith Boykin:
Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star:
Mom’s Demand founder Shannon Watts:
HuffPost Senior politics reporter Jennifer Bendery:
HuffPost Washington Bureau Chief Amanda Terkel:
Writer Leah McElrath:
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