Over 50 Democrat women in the US House of Representatives have sent a letter to its main investigative committee calling for a “full inquiry into the truth of these allegations”.
At least 16 women have come forward with allegations against Donald Trump ranging from sexual harassment and sexual assault to lewd behaviour before last year’s election, with three of the women holding a press conference this week to detail their stories.
Lois Frankel, the head of the Democratic Women’s Working Group which spearheaded the letter told CNN: “We’re getting questions from lots of people: (Sen.) Al Franken’s resigning and (film producer) Harvey Weinstein’s getting fired and (former NBC anchor) Matt Lauer’s getting fired, but how come nobody is taking seriously these accusations against the President?” she said.
Mr Trump of course has denied the allegations, saying he doesn’t even know the women involved.
That’s despite photographs, videos and other evidence that says otherwise.
Not such fake news
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders later clarified Mr Trump’s comment, saying he was only referring to the three women from the press conference.
Unfortunately it seems unlikely that Trump will resign, although three other Senators have recently stepped down amid sexual misconduct allegations.
One ‘bonus’ however. The New York Times is reporting that women are lining up to run for office since Trump was inaugurated, with the number of women challenging incumbents in the House jumping to 354 – almost four times the number in 2015 – while the number of female candidates for the Senate has almost doubled in the same time.
“I just say as long as Donald Trump is in the White House, there will be oxygen in this movement,” former communication director to Barack Obama, Anita Dunn said.
#neverthelessshepersisted.
