In the midst of the tsunami of allegations of sexual harassment and assault against a variety of public figures and their resulting fall from power, I kept wondering where is the media’s coverage of the allegations against Donald Trump?
Finally, The Atlantic recently recounted the accusations of each of the nineteen women who have in the past made allegation against Trump. Given that in the Access Hollywood tape he boastingly states that he has committed such assaults in the past … as he put it, “When you’re a star, you can do anything” … he must be held to account, just as the other’s have.
At the time the tape was made public, he did not raise questions about its veracity, but now he says it wasn’t his voice. And so Billy Bush has come forward and stated that it was Trump who made those statements and that there were 8 witnesses.
Republicans took President Clinton to task for his sexual lapses or predation in the impeachment proceedings. Donald Trump invited several of Clinton’s accusers to be his guests at the second presidential debate.
Where are the Republicans now when their own leader appears clearly guilty of such misbehavior? To them everything is political. They were against raising the deficit when it was part of Obama’s plan to help the economy. Now that they are in charge, they have no problem with raising the deficit. They speak against Democrats who have been accused of sexual harassment and call on them to be censured or resign, yet they support Roy Moore in his candidacy for a Senate seat.
These are more example of Republican hypocrisy. But the mainstream media cannot be a part of that hypocrisy. The New York Times and all the major newspapers and media outlets must cover this story in thorough detail, following The Atlantic’s lead.
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