During Women’s History Month, American Bridge’s This F*cking Guy campaign is revisiting Trump’s awful record with women. For decades, whether in the public eye or not, Trump has found ways to consistently degrade, demean, and attack women.
As president, Trump championed anti-women policies including steps to dramatically curtail abortion rights, rescinding protections for victims of sexual assaults on college campuses, and refusing to back equal pay legislation.
In his personal life, Trump has a long history of misogynistic statements and attacks against women — both adults and children. Trump enables his fellow abusers by surrounding himself with people like Steve Bannon and Corey Lewandoski, who have been abusive with women. In addition, Trump has defended alleged abusers including Roy Moore, Rob Porter and Brett Kavanaugh.
“Donald Trump’s presidency was a complete disaster for all Americans, and a second term would be even worse — especially for women. He’s made his intentions to ban abortion and even IVF and contraception on the federal level clear, and his handpicked Supreme Court justices have already put his radical plan in motion. Every woman in America is at risk, and it’s personal. This election, women are the key to defeating Donald Trump and re-electing President Biden and Vice President Harris in November,” said American Bridge 21st Century Co-Chair Cecile Richards.
Trump’s Record of Anti-Reproductive Health Policy & Failing to Protect Women
- Trump (allegedly) privately supports the idea of a 16-week national abortion ban.
- In 2016, Trump pledged to sign a 20 week-abortion ban as president and continued to publicly support the idea after he took office.
- Trump said being pro-life would be a litmus test for his Supreme Court nominees and explicitly promised the justices he chose would help overturn Roe.
- Trump’s administration recinded the Obama administration’s directive on sexual assault investigations.
- Trump’s education secretary met with men accused of campus sexual assault, including a man who worked for SAVE, a non-profit that the Southern Poverty Law Center labeled as misogynistic.
- Trump’s Department of Education overhauled rules governing how colleges handled allegation of sexual assault. The changes included guaranteeing the accused the right to cross-examine their accusers.
- Trump refused to support equal pay legislation and stopped collecting data on the wage gap.
Trump’s History of Abuse Towards Women
- Trump discussed with Billy Bush how he unsuccessfully tried to have sex with a married woman and how “you can do anything” to women “when you’re a star.” He defended the comments after they were made public.
- A jury unanimously found Trump liable for the sexual abuse of writer E. Jean Carroll.
- By 2020, at least 25 individuals had come forward with accusations of Trump’s abuse, including:
- Former staffer Alva Johnson sued Trump’s campaign, alleging that the then-Republican presidential candidate kissed her without her consent during the 2016 race – and claimed that she was paid less for her work based on race and gender.
- Karen Johnson claimed Trump groped her and forcibly kissed her at a Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve party in the early 2000s.
- Ivana Trump claimed Trump yanked out a handful of her hair, and then forced himself on her sexually in a 1990 deposition.
- Jill Harth, Vice President of American Dream Calendar Girls, accused Trump of making “aggressive, unwanted sexual advances” towards her.
- Lauren Petrella reported that she “found Trump, unannounced and uninvited, in her bed,” and he said: “You said you don’t sleep with men on the first date. Now it’s the second date, and here I am.”
- Jessica Leads testified that Trump sexually assaulted her.
- Rachel Crooks, a former secretary in Trump’s building, alleged that Trump forcefully kissed her in an elevator.
- Former Apprentice contestant Jennifer Murphy alleged that Trump kissed her on the lips after a job interview.
- Kristin Anderson alleged that Trump slid his hand up her skirt and touched her genitals while at a Manhattan nightclub.
- Erin Burnett of CNN claimed Trump kissed her friend without the woman’s consent in 2010.
- Karena Virginia alleged that in 1998 Trump touched her breast after discussing her legs with a group of men.
- Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant, alleged that Trump kissed her on the lips during a meeting in which she sought professional advice from him.
- Trump used his beauty pageants as venues to prey on women, some of them children.
- At least two pageant contestants alleged that Trump repeatedly groped them during pageant events: former Miss Washington Cassandra Searles and former Miss Finland Ninni Laaksonen.
Trump Enabling Abusers
- Both Rob Porter and David Soresen resigned from Trump’s White House over domestic violence allegations.
- Former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon had previously been charged with domestic violence in 1996.
- Top Trump campaign aide, Corey Lewandowski was arrested on misdemeanor battery charges after grabbing reporter Michelle Fields.
- Trump defended and endorsed Roy Moore after he had been accused of sexual misconduct with children, including molesting a 14-year-old girl.
- Trump continued to defend Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after allegations of sexual misconduct resurfaced.
Published: Mar 11, 2024 | Last Modified: Mar 20, 2024