David Smith chronicles a busy week in a weird election year as Republicans scramble to explain absent their candidate’s comments and Clinton gets cattyThere seems no finish to the excuses that Republicans can find for Donald Trump’s boasts approximately groping women. Former Republican candidate Ben Carson suggested not enough people believe been exposed to such sexually overt language. Maybe that’s the problem,” he said on CNN.
Over on MSNBC, interviewer Chris Hayes asked: “If a tape came out with Donald Trump saying that, and saying ‘I really like to rape women,’ you would continue to endorse him?” Texas Republican congressman Blake Farenthold replied: “Again, it would, or I – that would be bad,and I would believe to consider – I’d consider it.” He later apologised, claiming he had been thrown off by a hypothetical question. Related: Michelle Obama's speech against Trump validates all women's experiences Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com