Does it matter politically now that a jury has found Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation against a woman who said he assaulted her sometime in the 1990s? In a better world it would matter, but in the debased and polarized American politics of 2023, it may not.
Question: “And you say—and again this has become very famous—in this video, ‘I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p—. You can do anything.’ That’s what you said. Correct?”
Mr. Trump: “Well, historically, that’s true with stars.”
Q: “It’s true with stars that they can grab women by the p—?”
Mr. Trump: “Well, that’s what, if you look over the last million years I guess that’s been largely true. Not always, but largely true. Unfortunately or fortunately.”
Question: “And you consider yourself to be a star?”
Mr. Trump: “I think you can say that, yeah.”