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What’s up with Donald Trump and ‘the women’? Not what you might think.
Yahoo News ^ | 10-15-2015 | Lisa Belkin

Posted on 05/01/2016 11:02:22 AM PDT by Brookhaven

“Trump’s Top Women,” the headline read. And the subhead: “Surprise! Mr. Macho’s Inner Circle Isn’t An All-Boys’ Club.”'...

Trump has consistently hired women for positions of real power in his organization...

Twenty-six years ago...four of the eight people in Trump’s innermost circle were women...

...Res and Sprague both described Trump as a supportive boss who gave them a shot in an industry that was particularly unwelcoming to women.

“When I first started at this, I’d find nasty drawings of myself on the job site, and men would try to intimidate me by peeing on the girders,” says Res of the years right around the time she met Trump.

...he hired her for his signature project, because he liked the way she stood up to the men when he was working for another builder...

...back when Trump drove his own limo to Res’ father’s funeral because the chauffeur was off that day.

Sprague...says that Trump did not hire her because “I am a woman. He just hired who he thought was the best person for the job.”...

Both Res and Sprague agree...he treated them equally once they were there — with no sexist diminishment and certainly no added deference....

“He never even indicated — maybe I should feel badly about this — that I was a woman. It just wasn’t an issue.”...

The most trusted of those is his daughter, Ivanka, who replaced Kepcher at Trump’s side on and off the screen. His longtime executive assistant, Rhona Graff (whose title is senior vice president — assistant to the president), and his publicist, Hope Hicks (whom he “discovered” when she was working for Ivanka’s fashion line and who now helms his campaign PR), are also in his daily orbit. ...

Cohen says the women are paid more too.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: trump; trumpwomen; women
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Cruz's comment that Trump was afraid of strong women reminded me of this article from last year.

If there is one thing Trump is NOT afraid of, it's strong women. The guy has placed women in positions of power for decades.

1 posted on 05/01/2016 11:02:23 AM PDT by Brookhaven
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To: Brookhaven

“Inner Circle Isn’t An All-Boys’ Club”

Who would think it would be?


2 posted on 05/01/2016 11:03:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Brookhaven

Cruz is finished, not only in this campaign, but think of the Texas people that trusted him and voted for him...

The Senate never liked him, they might be a lot of things, dirty, corrupt, but when they see someone worse than they are, they don’t like them...

We have seen a lot through this campaign, but one thing we have seen clearly is how rigged the voting system is in this Country, and who is the most corrupted and dirty....Ted Cruz...

His political career is over, if anyone hires him for anything, check his work, everyday, as much as he lies, I would not trust him standing right in front of me...


3 posted on 05/01/2016 11:09:34 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: Brookhaven

I saw an interview with the woman who runs one of Trump’s golf clubs out in California. She’s worked for him for 11 years, in charge of hundreds of employees. She said he’s a great guy to work for, and he was the one who approached her about managing the club.


4 posted on 05/01/2016 11:09:36 AM PDT by euram
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To: BenLurkin

The horror! He hires people for their talent. The cultural marxists will not tolerate this in the ussa.


5 posted on 05/01/2016 11:11:21 AM PDT by foundedonpurpose
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To: euram

“golf clubs out in California”

I saw that as well. Sharp confidant woman ... looked kind of young for someone with 11 years in.


6 posted on 05/01/2016 11:15:17 AM PDT by MaxistheBest
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To: Brookhaven

What the politically correct types don’t understand is that Trump treats women as true equals to men. Hard concept to grasp.

He doesn’t act/talk down to women. He takes them face on. Ask yourself: If a male had hit him with the same “question” that Megyn Kelly did at that first debate .. would he have responded differently?

The PC’s are too obsessed with not saying/doing the ‘wrong thing’ to actually treat women as true equals to men, and in so doing are playing down to them.


7 posted on 05/01/2016 11:22:39 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Brookhaven
"When I first started at this, I’d find nasty drawings of myself on the job site, and men would try to intimidate me by peeing on the girders,” says Res of the years right around the time she met Trump.

See, see! See how Trump's harsh, vile, incendiary campaign rhetoric 30 years ago played Jedi mind tricks with this woman and forced her to work for Trump!

8 posted on 05/01/2016 11:26:24 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (MAGA! Make America Great Again)
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To: euram

Indeed, she was impressive last night with Judge Jeanine!


9 posted on 05/01/2016 11:26:55 AM PDT by edie1960
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To: foundedonpurpose

Next they’ll go after him for not hiring unqualified people who can’t do the job. It’s discrimination!


10 posted on 05/01/2016 11:39:01 AM PDT by Aria (2016: The gravy train v Donald Trump)
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To: MaxistheBest; All

Link to the interview?


11 posted on 05/01/2016 11:41:50 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: BenLurkin

There IS no inner circle, he only listens to himself@!@!!!!


12 posted on 05/01/2016 11:42:22 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Off the NWO)
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To: Brookhaven

Women work for less, women are more loyal, women do what you tell them to do without making waves and make better employees, in general. I’m sure Trump doesn’t hire women who are more powerful than him and thus there is no one to threaten him.


13 posted on 05/01/2016 11:45:48 AM PDT by Savage Rider
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To: ichabod1

There IS no inner circle, he only listens to himself@!@!!!!
= = = = = = = = = = = =

I talk to myself all the time.

It is the only way I am sure to get a correct, unbiased opinion without having to sift through BS.


14 posted on 05/01/2016 11:52:03 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)"Pols headstone- Please bury me not so deep so I can continue to fleece the sheep")
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WATCH: New Bush/Romney Operatives Ad Features Women Reading Controversial Trump Quotes -- 20 posted on 03/15/2016 3:19:55 PM PDT by dynoman

15 posted on 05/01/2016 11:53:02 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Savage Rider

Apparently, you failed to read the article, because it contradicts EVERYTHING you said.

1) Trump pays women more
2) Trump puts women in charge of major projects. He put a woman in charge building the skyscraper with Trump’s name on it. You can’t get anymore powerful than that.


16 posted on 05/01/2016 12:02:32 PM PDT by Brookhaven (Lying Ted & Outsourcing Carly, a losing combo.)
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To: Brookhaven

“Sprague...says that Trump did not hire her because “I am a woman. He just hired who he thought was the best person for the job.”...”

what a concept..... lib non-brains can’t/won’t compute.... doesn’t fit the meme..

i posted this on another thread:

i wish Trump would start handing out “Brain Card” cards

as a woman voter i would much rather brag that i’m
voting with my brain rather than with my chromosomes..

maybe one of you handy freepers could make one up..... Brain Card - for MAGA


17 posted on 05/01/2016 12:03:41 PM PDT by sdpatriot ("Thank you very much, sdpatriot!! Smooch!" - from JR - send him a buck!!!!)
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To: Brookhaven

Trump speaks to and about women the same way he speaks to and about men. He’s blunt and can be biting. His record of employing women and treating them well is beyond reproach, though. That creates something of a conundrum for those who want to criticize Trump in this regard. He speaks harshly of certain women at times, but treats women well in general.


18 posted on 05/01/2016 12:08:56 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: BenLurkin

I wonder... [scratches head].


19 posted on 05/01/2016 12:09:00 PM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: Savage Rider
Gee another scruzebot from Texas. How foolish do you feel hiring him for a 6 year gig,and as soon as he takes the oath to the job,he starts running for President? He took the money never intending to serve out his oath,
20 posted on 05/01/2016 12:12:04 PM PDT by samantha (keep up the fight....)
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