As a second wife beater resigns, let us not forget, Trump has a history. Ask Ivana.

[Stinky The Clown]

Among others.

[MFM008]

1. No wonder

He seems so bewildered.....

[HipChick]

2. She's been paid off...a better bet would be Melania..

Once a beater, always a beater...

[Nevernose]

12. Not necessarily

Obviously “don’t hit people or let people hit you” is what I’d tell my own children or students — and have — but I think that’s yet ANOTHER thing the right wing misogynistic fuckheads miss.

If Rob Porter had hit his wife in 2006 (he clearly did; we’ve all seen the pictures), but had THEN gone to anger management therapy and couples therapy and admitted wrongdoing at the time, then this would all be a different story.

I will always believe, in my heart of hearts, that people can change. Redemption, forgiveness, et cetera. For instance: Gandhi beat his wife. It’s in his autobiography. Clearly, he eventually moved towards the NON-violent end of the spectrum (although he always stayed somewhat sexist, but he also didn’t get a full run to change completely).

No, people can change. It’s just that hard-core conservatives rarely do, hence the word “conservative.” We all know the litany of lies and justifications they issue every single time.

[Pachamama]

3. Who was the first wife beater?

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Mister Porter

Mister Sorenson followed today.

[Kirk Lover]

5. We got Bannon and Pudzer - whatever his name is. So we are up to 3 wife beaters so far.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. No. Four.

Mister Pudzer

Mister Bannon.

Yesterday, it was Mister Porter.

Today it is Mister Sorenson.

And never can we forget Mister Trump Hizownfatassself.

[Pachamama]

7. Statistically speaking - is this way above average?

Seriously....what is the rate of domestic violence in groups of males age 18-65?

Not that anybody like that should exist, but definitely not in the White House or public service....

[Hekate]

9. Trump has a cluster of personality traits associated with abuse/bullying. What are the chances...

...that like attracts like?

[TreasonousBastard]

10. I could dig further, but this is interesting in itself...

https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/10/09/sobering-stats-for-domestic-violence-awareness-month

Between 2003 and 2012, domestic violence accounted for over 20 percent of all violent crime in the U.S. Intimate partner violence – meaning violence involving current or former spouses, boyfriends or girlfriends – is the most common type of domestic violence.

It's more common in dating relationships than active marriages.

The majority of domestic abuse offenders aren’t the spouses of victims – they are most likely to be current or former boyfriends or girlfriends.

Intimate partner violence is very prevalent on college campuses, with estimates of dating violence ranging from 10 to 50 percent, the Department of Justice reported.

<...>


Domestic violence has dropped, but take a closer look.

The rate of domestic violence for persons 12 and older dropped by 63 percent from 1994 to 2012, the Department of Justice said. But while that may sound promising, it trails the 67 percent fall in overall violence over the same time period.

[Kirk Lover]

8. Jesus Mary and Joseph. And that's coming from an atheist. nt

[IluvPitties]

11. I bet Melania has some stories to share...

[HipChick]

13. Wonder what her price is?

[Cha]

14. Exactly, been thinking about Ivana the

whole time.

[Ilsa]

15. I'm only surprised that more men on trump's staff

haven't been pushed to resign because of domestic abuse problems.