So you're saying he's easily manipulated?
Good to know— Go Gators! (@RLSTERN9) October 17, 2016
It can’t be much fun being Melania Trump these days, what with the overabundance of dirt being dug up on her husband, not the least of which are his disgustingly sexist and misogynistic conversation with Billy Bush in 2005, a conversation he had while Melania was pregnant with his child. But in an interview this afternoon with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Melania made it very clear who’s responsible for Donald’s boasts about sexually assaulting women — and it’s not Donald. Well, not really, anyway:
Melania Trump: Donald Trump was 'egged on' into 'boy talk' @CNNPolitics https://t.co/EHLhIVqxam
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 17, 2016
Melania Trump says her husband was egged on by Billy Bush when he made sexually aggressive remarks https://t.co/Jv85ty3QLD pic.twitter.com/CmZeC1SzNX
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 17, 2016
Melania Trump says Donald Trump was being "egged on" in hot mic video https://t.co/KQ3grduqLu pic.twitter.com/LCCNyKoIdX
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 17, 2016
More from CNN:
“I said to my husband that, you know, the language was inappropriate. It’s not acceptable. And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know,” the wife of the Republican presidential nominee said in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, which is set to air at 8 p.m. ET Monday.
“And as you can see from the tape, the cameras were not on — it was only a mic. And I wonder if they even knew that the mic was on,” she said, referring to Trump and NBC’s “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush.
She said they were engaged in “boy talk, and he was led on — like, egged on — from the host to say dirty and bad stuff.”
In other words, it’s not really Donald Trump’s fault that he’s a lecherous cretin. Billy Bush’s hands are far from clean in all this, but the notion that he pressured Donald Trump into behaving like a dirty old man is just plain stupid.
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https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/788127310453075968
No, you can’t.
I certainly hope Mr Cooper called her bullshit on that.
— Curtis Stigers (@curtisstigers) October 17, 2016
why are they always playing the victim, they need to own up to their shit.
— Antonio Salinas (@AntLeoSal26) October 17, 2016
Trump campaign strategy: Blame everyone and anything else apart from the fact that Trump is a sexist. #joke
— Sam Wise ?️? (@SamWiseSW) October 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/Plantflowes/status/788127192265977856
Excuses! That's all I've been hearing from Trump's family and campaign.
— Mikel Joshua (@MikelJoshua) October 17, 2016
he was a grown man for christs sake. All the trumps do is blame blame blame. No personal responsibility ever
— pamela lewis (@pamonshaw) October 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/mr_mookie/status/788124728305258496
If Billy Bush told him to jump off a cliff, too, would he do it? Please.
— Julie Brannagh (@julieinduvall) October 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/PatrickEastin/status/788125397355331585
Pretty friggin’ lame.
https://twitter.com/ArmyJew/status/788125922696232961
so the 60 year old alpha male billionaire was egged on by the 35 year old beta boy? that’s seems reasonable.
— Dave Fravel (@dfravel) October 17, 2016
DJT "egged on", just lends more credibility to belief he is vulnerable to manipulation
— Kathleen Jones (@jones_RN_01) October 17, 2016
That is the dumbest excuse ever….couldn't handle the peer pressure of Billy Bush…so Presidential!!
— Kelly Kendall (@kak089) October 17, 2016
Serious question: What does it say about Donald that he’s so impressionable?
So going to Make Mexico Pay for It and Stand Up to China but is pushed into confessing sex crimes by…Billy Bush https://t.co/ApWLbWzmP1
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) October 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/788124896371105793
Can you imagine what IS and China will do to "egg him on".
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) October 17, 2016
if Billy Bush can manipulate @realDonaldTrump imagine how easily Putin could do the same; Trump would be a #Putinpuppet
— Jeanmarie (@JeannieR207) October 17, 2016
Wait. Melania Trump thinks Billy Bush tricked or goaded Trump into talking like that?
Well, he's totally ready to take on Putin then.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) October 17, 2016
Billy Bush?! What happens when (god I hope not) he has to deal with, you know, a real threat?
— BrianD (@BrianMitchelD) October 17, 2016
if donald trump can be so easily manipulated by billy bush maybe he shouldnt be president it is just my opinion https://t.co/PanBUUnmgw
— darth™ (@darth) October 17, 2016
If #DirtyDonald is that easy to manipulate, he sure as hell isn't fit to be president
— Greg Hurley (@hurley_greg) October 17, 2016
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