MISOGYNIST IN CHIEF
Trump Attacks Women Sexual Assault Victims as ‘Paid Professionals’
Just ninety minutes before the U.S. Senate will take a crucial vote that will test whether or not there are enough votes to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court President Donald Trump called women sexual assault survivors “paid professionals.”
In a tweet Trump berated the women who were exercising their First Amendment rights and earnestly trying to speak with their elected Senatorial representatives, to share their stories of sexual abuse, rape, and assault in the hopes of stopping Brett Kavanaugh from being elevated to the highest court in the land.
The President also invoked a common conservative conspiracy theory, claiming the signs some protestors were holding as paid for by George Soros, a favorite target of the right.
“The very rude elevator screamers are paid professionals only looking to make Senators look bad. Don’t fall for it! Also, look at all of the professionally made identical signs. Paid for by Soros and others. These are not signs made in the basement from love! #Troublemakers,” he tweeted.
On Thursday video of one woman in particular who was trying to speak with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) was widely circulated online. It shows him literally waving her off and telling her, as she’s explaining her pain of being a sexual assault survivor, to “grow up.”
On social media, many expressed outrage over the president’s latest attack on rape victims.
Is it out of your brain’s ability to fathom that women who were sexually assaulted are actually pissed off? Are you really this dense?
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 5, 2018
You are completely unhinged, you sexist, racist dotard. RESIGN IN DISGRACE!!!
— (((John M. Becker))) (@freedom2marry) October 5, 2018
Yep. Never trust a professionally made identical sign. pic.twitter.com/ZglTefzk3w
— Joshua Israel (@jeisrael) October 5, 2018
When you hear a Republican evoke Soros, that’s when they’re out of excuses. It’s like when an insurance company says “act of God” as a reason to not help.
— Dipshit Todd 💎 (@OrangeWindSock) October 5, 2018
lol – you mean like these signs? pic.twitter.com/REXMIXZJAW
— Karla Archer (@karlaarcher) October 5, 2018
We’re about three tweets away from the HILARY IS A LIZARD tweet aren’t we?
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 5, 2018
Unbelievable!! Women who have been abused are now labeled crisis actors, after you called them liars. Republican senators don’t need help looking bad! There are multiple catch phrases used on social media, so Soros paid for that, too, right? Here’s a catchphrase: VOTE THEM OUT!
— Cynethryth (@Cynethryth5) October 5, 2018
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