October 22, 2016 🟠 Major

Gettysburg 'Contract with America' speech hijacked by threats to sue sexual assault accusers

Trump traveled to the historic Civil War battlefield to deliver what was billed as a major policy address outlining his 'Contract with the American Voter.' Instead, he spent significant time threatening lawsuits against all women who had accused him of sexual assault, calling them liars seeking 'fame' and promising to sue 'every one of them' after the election. The juxtaposition of sacred ground dedicated to national unity with personal grievance and threats against assault survivors defined the event.

"Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. Total fabrication. The events never happened. Never. All of these liars will be sued after the election is over." — Gettysburg Address, October 22, 2016

Categories

Offenses:
bullying threat abuse-of-power
Domains:
civil-rights justice-system democracy
Tags:
#sexual-assault#gettysburg#lawsuit-threat#campaign-2016