'Apprentice' cast and crew say Trump was lewd and sexist

agent00f

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Now, I suppose this may not be "news" to anyone, but it's at least politics.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2778...how-trumps-apprentice-moved-capitalism-sexism

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"Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female contestants by the size of their breasts and talked about which ones he'd like to have sex with."

"Eight former crew members recalled that he repeatedly made lewd comments about a camerawoman he said had a nice rear, comparing her beauty to that of his daughter, Ivanka."

"He said something like she was cute and she had a nice ass, and it was brought to my attention by someone else that he had a crush on her," Walker said. "We all knew, so that's uncomfortable in and of itself. I remember it being too much, that he made it obvious." Rebecca Arndt, a camera assistant who worked on the show following Trump's 2005 marriage, said Trump would stop production to make comments about the camera operator's looks in front of the crew."

"Arndt said that Trump would publicly discuss the woman's beauty and how her blue eyes and blonde hair compared to his daughter Ivanka's looks. "He would just mention it all the time. I remember him comparing Ivanka to her and saying that only Ivanka was prettier," she said"


"Trump asked male contestants whether they would sleep with a particular female contestant, then expressed his own interest. "We were in the boardroom one time figuring out who to blame for the task, and he just stopped in the middle and pointed to someone and said, 'You'd f... her, wouldn't you? I'd f... her. C'mon, wouldn't you?'"

"the real estate mogul talking about which female contestants he wanted to sleep with, even though Trump had married former model Melania Knauss earlier that year: "He was like 'Isn't she hot, check her out,' kind of gawking, something to the effect of 'I'd like to hit that.' "
 
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Meh. There should be substantial video of this if true. Not that I can't picture it. I'm just surprised no one duplicated some video proof over the years
 

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Meh. There should be substantial video of this if true. Not that I can't picture it. I'm just surprised no one duplicated some video proof over the years

Worth noting they had to sign NDA's & such on the show to keep things under wraps, which is part of why some were interviewed under condition of anonymity, so I'd imagine they'd be similar legal barriers to getting tape.
 

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Meh. There should be substantial video of this if true. Not that I can't picture it. I'm just surprised no one duplicated some video proof over the years
Why would we need a video? These statements by specific, named people who actually worked with Trump have a lot more credibility than the vague "I hear people say . . ." attacks by Trump that are accepted as gospel by his supporters.
 

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Except that the standard set by The Clintons all those years ago pretty much precludes any of this having any bearing on suitability for the Presidency. Go ask Monica.
 
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Why would we need a video? These statements by specific, named people who actually worked with Trump have a lot more credibility than the vague "I hear people say . . ." attacks by Trump that are accepted as gospel by his supporters.
With this campaign and the current climate anything and everything is going to be dismissed unless people can see it for themselves. No one anywhere seems to have credibility any more. I might be getting cynical as this election goes on. Which is sad for me since I'm Canadian so I don't even have to deal with it as directly as you guys!
 

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His other gaffs if you will don't seem to matter, but I think his treatment of women is going to be his downfall. Then again I'm still of the mindset that no one is actually voting for Trump over his policies and such, but rather he is the Great Disruptor - a political bomb to DC. I think a lot of you greatly underestimate the anger towards what is perceived as the brokenness of government (especially federal) and that relying on politicians to fix the mess is seen as hopeless.
 

agent00f

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Except that the standard set by The Clintons all those years ago pretty much precludes any of this having any bearing on suitability for the Presidency. Go ask Monica.

This isn't just womanizing, and I recommend anyone who works in any sort of office environment to learn the difference for their own benefit.

With this campaign and the current climate anything and everything is going to be dismissed unless people can see it for themselves. No one anywhere seems to have credibility any more. I might be getting cynical as this election goes on. Which is sad for me since I'm Canadian so I don't even have to deal with it as directly as you guys!

If you read carefully, the essential statements seem to be independently corroborated by multiple interviewees.