Posted on 02/10/2018 7:04:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind
President Trump on Saturday appeared to side with men accused of domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, following a week of turmoil surrounding allegations of spousal abuse against two male aides that brought the national #MeToo movement inside the White House.
In a tweet, Trump questioned whether due process is being given to those accused of wrongdoing and expressed sympathy for their damaged careers and sullied reputations.
Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation, Trump tweeted Saturday morning. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?
The brief message, which made no mention of the accusers, marks the presidents most pointed response to the ongoing national reckoning with sexual harassment and abuse and put him seemingly at odds with a movement that in recent months has led to the downfall of several powerful men accused of abhorrent behavior.
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), a leader in the effort to combat sexual harassment in Congress, said her stomach turned when she saw Trumps tweet Saturday morning.
The new mantra is We believe the women, and he is frozen in I believe the men, Speier said in an interview. Hes beyond rehabilitation in my view.
White House spokesmen did not respond to a request for comment about which cases Trump was referring to and whether he also thinks that the lives of accusers can be shattered and destroyed.
But Saturdays tweet follows spousal abuse allegations against two Trump aides that roiled the White House over the past week. Both men left their posts despite denying the claims by ex-wives of physical and emotional abuse.
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He appeared to side with Common Sense, actually. The Left can’t tolerate that.
“I dont believe the women Its not my mantra.
How about everyone else? Is that your mantra now?”
Horrible “mantra”. This attitude is going to backfire on women in general in the long run. They’ve declared war on men and men will start to ignore them like the plague.
All it takes is for someone to suggest wrong doing and IMMEDIATELY, the accused is considered “guilty”. This happened to a good friend who was a very popular local guy, active in the community and school. Was falsely accused and quickly shunned by those who believed the accuser. After three years of court proceedings, lost his business, banned from attending any school activities, a trial by jury, he was acquitted of all charges. Even though found NOT GUILTY, his life and family was ruined. Lost his home and has since moved to another location and trying to start over. Tell my that Trump was "wrong" in his statement. Pray that someone NEVER accuses YOU as your life will never be the same again.
Since I said the same thing as POTUS, just before POTUS said it I find this comment eyebrow-raising:
“President Trump on Saturday appeared to side with men accused of domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, “
He, as I, never said that. I’ve been blamed of the same thing. It’s a cheap, unintelligent way to counter-argue the original statement. Putting words in people’s mouths.
“Tell my (sic) that Trump was ‘wrong’ in his statement. Pray that someone NEVER accuses YOU as your life will never be the same again.”
Hey... I’m on YOUR side. Trump was absolutely CORRECT in his statement. The exes who, conveniently, are coming forward now are seriously suspicious. Porter and the guy who stepped down the next day are being screwed and their reputations are in the toilet. Again: I agree with Trump (and you).
Maybe have the guys go on PAID leave until investigations are completed. Reinstate them if appropriate, and dismiss them if appropriate. I admired Charles Payne for sticking it out after accusations against him, and then returning.
Yeah - forget waiting for proof, if a woman accuses one of any kind of abuse/harassment, we are expected to take it as Gospel and screw them for life, even though a LOT of such accusations have either been proven false or totally dropped once they either achieved/failed their objective of smearing someone for political reason....
Some think Trump is screwing up but I respect him all the more for trying to put a cork in political targeting via "allegations"...
No way FBI didn’t complete screening. They purposely failed to let Trump folks know about his background so that at some point it could leak out at the right time.
I had a gf years ago who worked for a government contractor who went around and vetted people to work in government. She interviewed their family, neighbors, former employers, Pastors, if they belonged to clubs or organizations, talked to them as well. SHE vetted these people.
TRUMP needs to clean house and make sure anyone who works for him is VETTED by his own people first.
How did Porter get so close to the President with two ex wives who claimed abuse and one with photo’s? Then 2nd person with abuse allegations. This is not a coincidence- this was a set up.
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