Former Trump Employee, "I absolutely believe allegations of sexual misconduct"

[Stuart G]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Barbara Res, a construction executive who worked for Donald Trump for 18 years, told CNN on Thursday morning that based on her observations of Trump throughout her time working for him, she believes the sexual misconduct accusations against Trump that surfaced this week.

"I do believe it. Yes, absolutely," she said on CNN's "New Day," when asked if she believes the allegations.


Res said she "saw him be aggressive in business, and I saw him throw his weight around and use the fact that he had power."

"And I think assault —sexual assault and sexual harassment are really about the abuse of power — 'I can do this to you because I am who I am.' And I do think it went to his head. So much else went to his head that it does make sense to me that he would do something like that."

She said that she had a largely positive experience with Trump and that he treated her like a man for the most part. But she said that Trump gradually became more sexist and recounted one experience when Trump leered at her.

She recalled one "shocking" meeting with Trump and an architect. Out of nowhere,
he starts talking about the women in Marina Del Rey, and how they're not like the women in Beverly Hills, they have to work harder so their bodies -- he described their bodies as being tighter and stuff like that. The architect and I looked at each other and we didn't know where this came from," Res said on CNN. "At the time, I thought, he is having this breakdown because his empire is falling apart and maybe, you know, it's just a temporary thing. But, obviously, it got worse.”



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[niyad]

1. "he treated her like a man". . . . what in the HELL is that supposed to mean? obviously, that he

treats men much better than he treats women. more confirmation, as if any were needed, that he is a truly misogynistic little prick.

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. That's how I took it!

[ProfessorGAC]

3. I Don't Know Any Other Way To Take It

What else could it possibly mean? She saw it as complimentary to not be treated by Trump "like a woman". So, he must treat all women like crap.

[niyad]

4. and yet, there are still women defending and supporting him. the brainwashing, the self-loathing,

must be strong in them.

[tblue37]

5. I believe he is suffering from some sort of dementia. She noticed a rather sudden change

in his speech and behavior at a specific point in time, and the signs of dementia start years--decades, really--before it progresses to a full blown condition.

He also was able to use more words, more mature language, and less chaotic sentence structures in the past, but his language has drastically deteriorated over the years, too. Maybe dementia, maybe small stroke(s), but something is going on with his brain, I believe.

The nastiness in his character was always there, of course, but he used to be able to at least filter it to some degree when in public, if only to avoid repercussions. Now, though, he is completely unable to control or filter any aspect of his impulsiveness.

BTW, his father had Alzheimer's, and there is a genetic component to Alzheimer's.