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Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private
The New York Times interviewed dozens of women who had worked with or for Mr. Trump over the past four decades, in the worlds of real estate, modeling and pageants; women who had dated him or interacted with him socially; and women and men who had closely observed his conduct since his adolescence. In all, more than 50 interviews were conducted over the course of six weeks.
Their accounts — many relayed here in their own words — reveal unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct, according to the interviews, as well as court records and written recollections. The interactions occurred in his offices at Trump Tower, at his homes, at construction sites and backstage at beauty pageants. They appeared to be fleeting, unimportant moments to him, but they left lasting impressions on the women who experienced them.
What emerges from the interviews is a complex, at times contradictory portrait of a wealthy, well-known and provocative man and the women around him, one that defies simple categorization. Some women found him gracious and encouraging. He promoted several to the loftiest heights of his company, a daring move for a major real estate developer at the time.
He simultaneously nurtured women’s careers and mocked their physical appearance. “You like your candy,” he told an overweight female executive who oversaw the construction of his headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. He could be lewd one moment and gentlemanly the next.
In an interview, Mr. Trump described himself as a champion of women, someone who took pride in hiring them and was in awe of their work ethic. “It would just seem,” he said, “that there was something that they want to really prove.”
Pressed on the women’s claims, Mr. Trump disputed many of the details, such as asking Ms. Brewer Lane to put on a swimsuit. “A lot of things get made up over the years,” he said. “I have always treated women with great respect. And women will tell you that.”
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday May 14 2016, @10:29PM
It will all be forgotten!
How Much Bad Press Does It Take to Cost Donald Trump a News Cycle? [nytimes.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 14 2016, @11:19PM
I don't like Trump but offering a swimsuit to a girl attending a pool party he is hosting is not a horrible or demeaning act by itself. They also started dating right after that so he probably wasn't even very creepy about it.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday May 15 2016, @02:13PM
I post about the Pedo in Chief, and you answer with this article on Trump! Alright, it could be coincidence, LOL!
I did read this (or a similar) article about Trump. I was left scratching my head over it. Was Trump ever sued by women, like Bill Cosby is being sued? I've not seen any actual credible allegations that he did anything "bad". The most I can make of all of this is, Trump was less mature 30 or 40 years ago, than he is today. I suspect that he might be a little deviant, much as most sailors are deviants, but I can't see that he has done anything truly unethical, immoral, or illegal.
They'll have to do better than this to paint Trump as a pig.
Hail to the Nibbler in Chief.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday May 16 2016, @06:12PM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/16/model-featured-in-trump-hit-piece-slams-ny-times-says-her-story-was-spun.html [foxnews.com]
The "victim" denies the spin - you can't make up better crap.
Hail to the Nibbler in Chief.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 16 2016, @09:11PM
It's not about how she feels, it's about how he behaved.
She's not disputing the quotes, she's just unhappy about having a mirror held up to her relationship with Trump.
It should be no surprise she was OK with what happened.
Just like most women who wear chadors are OK with that.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday May 16 2016, @09:55PM
That's my sentiment as well, although this part of the NYT article could be seen as misleading:
You could see that as a conclusion the reporter reached, or as something that Brewer Lane implied (but didn't).
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 16 2016, @11:20PM
Later in the same article it says "her introduction to Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago was the start of a whirlwind romance — a heady blur of helicopter rides and high-end hotel rooms and flashing cameras." Unless she has self-esteem drastically lower than the already low levels of a typical model, its unlikely she would think she was being debased and then go on to date the guy.
(Score: 2) by jdavidb on Tuesday May 17 2016, @07:28PM
a shrewd reliance on ambitious women
Taking that quote totally out of context, and completely failing to RTFA, one might say that's simply a smart person filling his business with good people and advancing the cause of equality for women in the workplace. But I didn't RTFA yet, so I don't know, and I'm sure it's not meant that way. But you might start to wonder if a person who genuinely did fill his business with good people and advanced the cause of equality in the workplace might later get spun this way.
Not here to defend Trump by any stretch of the imagination; I'm just musing about the wording there and whether it really sounds as bad as they meant it to.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Tuesday May 17 2016, @08:02PM
The article includes a section (the subheading is "Women as Trusted Colleagues") that portrays Trump in a positive light for hiring as many women as he did.
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