6. Valuing women based on their appearance
In 2015, Trump made sexist comments about Carly Fiorina’s bid for president in front of a RollingStone journalist.
“Look at that face!” Trump is quoted as saying in a RollingStone profile. “Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?”
The worst part is Trump gets that what he’s saying is offensive, but he doesn’t care.
“I mean, she’s a woman, and I’m not s’posedta [sic] say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?” he added.
And this isn’t the first or the last time Trump has criticized women based on their appearances. There was the time he called Arianna Huffington “extremely unattractive” on Twitter, the time he called Rosie O’Donnell “a big, fat pig” and countless other instances.
How much money is the extremely unattractive (both inside and out) Arianna Huffington paying her poor ex-hubby for the use of his name?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2015
7. The belief that he has a right to express his sexist views
When FoxNews‘ Megyn Kelly asked Trump to account for the fact that he’s called women he doesn’t like “fat pigs,” “dogs” and “disgusting animals,” he stood by his words, justifying his misogynist comments.
“I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct,” said Trump. “I’ve been challenged by so many people, and I don’t frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time either.”
I think many of us would beg to differ.
8. The sexist bullying of women who disagree with him
In his interview with CNN‘s Don Lemon, Trump made sexist comments about Megyn Kelly.
“She’s a lightweight and, you know, she came out there reading her little script and trying to be tough and be sharp. And when you meet her, you realize she’s not very tough and she’s not very sharp,” Trump said, adding, “She gets out there and she starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions, and you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her… wherever.”
Classy.
Trump later tweeted that Kelly was “a bimbo.” Given that I’ve never heard Trump call men “bimbos,” this comment comes off as an attempt to use a woman’s physical appearance to discredit her.
"@timjcam: @megynkelly@FrankLuntz@realDonaldTrump Fox viewers give low marks to bimbo @MegynKelly will consider other programs!"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2015
9. His macho bragging
It doesn’t get much more tasteless than claiming you “could have nailed” Princess Diana, which Trump did shortly after her death in an interview with Howard Stern.
“Why do people think it’s egotistical of you to say you could’ve gotten with Lady Di?” Stern asked Trump. “You could’ve gotten her, right? You could’ve nailed her.”
Trump could have refocused the conversation to reflect on Diana’s positive contribution to the world around her, but instead he simply agreed: “I think I could have.” This instance again reflects the broader culture of misogyny that Trump mania breeds.
10. His treatment of breastfeeding mothers
Lawyer Elizabeth Beck had a nasty Trump experience. Beck tells CNN that in 2011, Trump had “an absolute meltdown” when she said she needed to take a break to pump breast milk during a deposition.
“He got up, his face got red, he shook his finger at me and he screamed, ‘You’re disgusting, you’re disgusting,’ and he ran out of there,” Beck recounted.
In typical Trump style, rather than apologize for his behavior, he took to Twitter to criticize Beck even more:
.CNN & @CNNPolitics Lawyer Elizabeth Beck did a terrible job against me, she lost (I even got legal fees). I loved beating her,she was easy
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2015
11. His belief that women get jobs because they’re attractive
In a clip featured on LastWeekTonight, Trump tells a female reporter that she has her job because she’s attractive.
“I mean, we could say, politically correct, that look doesn’t matter, but the look obviously matters,” said Trump. “Like you wouldn’t have your job if you weren’t beautiful.”
It’s hard to believe that Americans will now have a president who tells women they only have their jobs because they’re good-looking — completely undermining their intelligence — and who fights again and again for his right to defy “political correctness” by saying things that are flat-out sexist.
More:Rosie O’Donnell’s response to Donald Trump shows all the class he lacks
Originally published February 2016. Updated November 2016.
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