Donald Trump apologized for a gaffe in which he was caught on tape making lewd remarks about trying to sleep with a married woman, saying, “I pledge to be a better man tomorrow.”
“I’ve never said I’m a perfect person. I’ve said and done things I regret, and the words released today in this more than decade old video are one of them. Anyone who knows me knows these words don’t reflect who I am. I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize.”
He added: “I pledge to be a better man tomorrow and will never, ever let you down.”
The Washington Post published a tape of Trump boasting to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about kissing, groping and having sex with women, saying that “when you’re a star, they let you do anything … I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,” he said. “Grab ‘em by the p–y.”
Prior to Trump’s taped apology, New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that GOP leaders frantically met and talked about “the idea that the rules don’t allow the party to have leaders ask Donald Trump to drop out, so that the only way the ticket would change is if Donald Trump voluntarily stepped down.”
Also discussed, according to Alcindor, the possibility that Mike Pence would be the new nominee. Tuesday’s debate between vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence scored points for the GOP ticket. Trump’s running mate came off so well that a poll showed many Republican voters wished that Pence was in the top spot rather than Trump. Pence also now tops the list for whom Republicans would like to see as their nominee in 2020.
MSNBC Senior Political Analyst Mark Halperin told O’Donnell: “Some are saying tonight, given the nature of the remarks, given Trump’s current standing, that some very senior Republicans would rather take a chance on a long-shot write-in campaign than to go through the toughest version of what they’ve gone through for months, which is Trump saying something outrageous and they’re asked to defend it.”
Although Halperin said that the smartest thing to do, as long shot as it would be, would be to urge Donald Trump to step down as the nominee. As it’s been suggested, there is no appetite for that in Trump’s camp.”
Trump called the furor raised by the leaked tape “nothing more than a distraction” from his rival Hillary Clinton: “This is nothing more than a distraction from the important issues we are facing today,” he said, observing that Bill Clinton was more abusive to women in the past, and that Hillary Clinton “bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims.” He promised to discuss this more “in the coming days.”
Hollywood Hates Trump: 8 Stars Who Got Creative to Dump on the Donald (Photos)
Numerous celebrities have made it clear that they don't support Donald Trump's presidential campaign, but only a few have gone above and beyond to actively campaign against the GOP candidate. Here are 7 getting creative to urge Americans to vote for somebody else.
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Katy Perry The "firework" singer lent her voice — and her body — to the Rock the Vote campaign recently, shooting a pro-poll-attendance video for Funny or Die.
Madonna Madonna followed suit and posted a topless photo to her Instagram account and captioned it, "I’m voting naked with Katy Perry!! Vote for Hillary.”
“Star Trek” cast members, producers and writers from all of the franchise’s series and movies have endorsed a new Facebook group called Trek Against Trump.
“Never has there been a presidential candidate who stands in such complete opposition to the ideals of the Star Trek universe as Donald Trump,” the group said in a statement on its Facebook page.
In a recent video, the cast of the NBC sitcom reprise their characters to weigh in on the 2016 presidential election.
Will and Grace, of course, are voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, while Karen is committed to her close personal friend, Donald Trump. She helped him pick out Melania and everything.
"She's going to appoint justices to the Supreme Court who will ensure your civil rights," said Grace.
The director launched the "Save The Day" campaign with a star-studded ad that encourages people to go out and vote. In conjunction, he released a star-studded video titled "Important" and although it doesn't mention either candidate by name, it does reference "a man whose signature move is firing someone," as well as describing one of the candidates as "a racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society."
The Prophets of Rage guitarist teamed with Ryan Harvey and Ani DiFranco to record "Old Man Trump."
The song was originally an unfinished Woody Guthrie protest piece intended for his landlord who happened to be Fred Trump, Donald's father.
Harvey told the Guardian: “You’ve got Donald Trump talking about making America great again ... and so here’s Woody Guthrie, one of the definers of American history, coming out after his death and saying ‘No, it wasn’t a great era and in fact your father was part of the problem.’”
Eminem is known for not holding back when it comes to diss tracks, but this time he let it all out in a track titled "Campaign Speech" -- eight minutes of anti-Trump freestyle, among other topics like Trayvon Martin and Colin Kaepernick.
"A f---ing loose cannon, who's blunt with his hand on the button who doesn't have to answer to no one," raps Eminem. "Great idea."
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Eminem is latest star to get imaginative to express opposition to the Republican candidate
Numerous celebrities have made it clear that they don't support Donald Trump's presidential campaign, but only a few have gone above and beyond to actively campaign against the GOP candidate. Here are 7 getting creative to urge Americans to vote for somebody else.