Republicans condemn Trump comments because of their 'wives and daughters'

Republicans respond to the vulgarities contained in the Trump video released on Friday.
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Republicans condemn Trump comments because of their 'wives and daughters'
Donald Trump speaks at the Merrill Auditorium on August 4 in Portland, Maine. Credit: sarah rice/Getty Images

After video surfaced Friday of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump saying he would "grab [women] by the pussy" among other obscene, sexist comments, many Republican politicians condemned the candidate's actions.

The video, obtained by the Washington Post, showed Trump and and Today show co-host Billy Bush (at the time with Access Hollywood) in 2005 talking about women in extremely graphic terms.

"I did try and f*ck her, she was married...I moved on her heavily...I moved on her like a bitch," Trump says at one point.


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"And when you're a star they let you do it," Trump says of his attempts. "You can do anything."

Republican politicians were quick to respond:

Some of the Republican responses, however, fell into the cliché of speaking on behalf of "wives and daughters" rather than, well, any woman. Many on Twitter noticed the irony:

Trump released his own apology video, which he ended with "See you at the debate on Sunday."

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Emma Hinchliffe

Emma Hinchliffe is a business reporter at Mashable. Before joining Mashable, she covered business and metro news at the Houston Chronicle.

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