This Is How Ivanka Trump Reportedly Reacted When Her Dad Refused to Apologize for "Grab Them By the Pussy" Comments
At this point, everyone knows about the Access Hollywood tape heard 'round the world - the one where Donald Trump, the man who is now our President, was caught bragging about sexually assaulting women.
The video was leaked in October 2016 by the The Washington Post (though it was recorded in 2005), in the midst of a truly tumultuous presidential campaign. On it, Trump told Billy Bush of Access Hollywood that because he was "a star," he could "grab them [women] by the pussy" whenever he wanted. (His comments resulted in scores of protesters donning pink, cat-eared "pussy hats" to the Women's March on Washington after the inauguration.) And while everyone thought the damage control to come after the video leak would include a heartfelt apology from Trump, it was a hard pass from him on that front.
At the time, all he offered to do was say he was sorry if anyone was offended by his words, reports The New York Times. But his campaign team urged him to go further, warning that it wouldn't be enough. His daughter, Ivanka Trump - who is now an unpaid adviser to the President and likely his closest confidante - agreed, telling him he should issue a "full-throated apology." (As a reminder, Ivanka has spent the last few years building her brand around the idea of gender equality and female empowerment.)
Alas, the Donald refused. And when he did, Ivanka's "eyes welled with tears, her face reddened, and she hurried out in frustration," reports The Times.
Guess daughter dearest doesn't always get she wants. Which, in this case, is rather unfortunate. As a consolation, though, Trump issued an unusual videotaped apology. "Anyone who knows me knows these words don't reflect who I am," he said. "I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize."
Ivanka recently told The Times that, even though she's still "at the early stages" of learning how everything works in Washington, she knows "enough now to be a much more proactive voice inside the White House."
Time will only tell if her seven months of government and policy experience will start to have more of an influence on her dad.
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At this point, everyone knows about the Access Hollywood tape heard 'round the world - the one where Donald Trump, the man who is now our President, was caught bragging about sexually assaulting women.
The video was leaked in October 2016 by the The Washington Post (though it was recorded in 2005), in the midst of a truly tumultuous presidential campaign. On it, Trump told Billy Bush of Access Hollywood that because he was "a star," he could "grab them [women] by the pussy" whenever he wanted. (His comments resulted in scores of protesters donning pink, cat-eared "pussy hats" to the Women's March on Washington after the inauguration.) And while everyone thought the damage control to come after the video leak would include a heartfelt apology from Trump, it was a hard pass from him on that front.
At the time, all he offered to do was say he was sorry if anyone was offended by his words, reports The New York Times. But his campaign team urged him to go further, warning that it wouldn't be enough. His daughter, Ivanka Trump - who is now an unpaid adviser to the President and likely his closest confidante - agreed, telling him he should issue a "full-throated apology." (As a reminder, Ivanka has spent the last few years building her brand around the idea of gender equality and female empowerment.)
Alas, the Donald refused. And when he did, Ivanka's "eyes welled with tears, her face reddened, and she hurried out in frustration," reports The Times.
Guess daughter dearest doesn't always get she wants. Which, in this case, is rather unfortunate. As a consolation, though, Trump issued an unusual videotaped apology. "Anyone who knows me knows these words don't reflect who I am," he said. "I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize."
Ivanka recently told The Times that, even though she's still "at the early stages" of learning how everything works in Washington, she knows "enough now to be a much more proactive voice inside the White House."
Time will only tell if her seven months of government and policy experience will start to have more of an influence on her dad.
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