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gemlake

(581 posts)
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 02:01 PM Oct 2016

New accuser: Trump grabbed and kissed woman on the lips at Mother's Day brunch

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/15/donald-trump-sexual-misconduct-allegations-cathy-heller

"Some 20 years ago, she claims, when she met Donald Trump for the first and only time, he grabbed her, went for a kiss, and grew angry with her as she twisted away. “Oh, come on,” she alleges that he barked, before holding her firmly in place and planting his lips on hers. . . .

"She was at a Mother’s Day brunch – at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Heller, her husband, her three children and her in-laws were among dozens of families seated at big round tables . . . .

Trump made the rounds greeting members of his club. When he stopped at their table, Heller recalled, and her mother-in-law introduced her, she stood and extended her hand.

“He took my hand, and grabbed me, and went for the lips,” she claimed.

Alarmed, she said she leaned backwards to avoid him and almost lost her balance. “And he said, ‘Oh, come on.’ He was strong. And he grabbed me and went for my mouth and went for my lips.” She turned her head, she claims, and Trump planted a kiss on the side of her mouth. “He kept me there for a little too long,” Heller said. “And then he just walked away.”

“I was angry and shaken,” she continued."
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New accuser: Trump grabbed and kissed woman on the lips at Mother's Day brunch (Original Post) gemlake Oct 2016 OP
Women know about creeps like this. Do the deniable in public and indefensible in private. nolabear Oct 2016 #1
No respect for her as woman, wife, and mother but HockeyMom Oct 2016 #5
It seems he's really about getting over on the men through their wives.... bettyellen Oct 2016 #7
I think there are 1000s of such incidents... zenabby Oct 2016 #2
Some women really shut down and find themselves unable to fight a much stronger person. bettyellen Oct 2016 #8
or Stalks them down streets HockeyMom Oct 2016 #10
the women are... chillfactor Oct 2016 #3
Seriously, is he a sex addict on top of everything else? ailsagirl Oct 2016 #4
I think he's a power addict NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #6
Even just talking, his lips are often puckered! Equinox Moon Oct 2016 #9
Women need to learn how to bite. Emilybemily Oct 2016 #11
Welcome to DU... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #14
He was the quintessential womanizing "playboy" BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #12
Let's hope some table mates Plucketeer Oct 2016 #13
I am sure before the Gardian published this article that it was checked out. Stuart G Oct 2016 #16
My husband is allowed to kiss me on the lips. phylny Oct 2016 #15

nolabear

(41,991 posts)
1. Women know about creeps like this. Do the deniable in public and indefensible in private.
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 02:04 PM
Oct 2016

"Oh it was nothing. Geez, you're so easily offended..."

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
5. No respect for her as woman, wife, and mother but
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 02:54 PM
Oct 2016

no respect for her husband and children either. Horrific. Daddy, what's that man doing to Mommy?

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
7. It seems he's really about getting over on the men through their wives....
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 02:59 PM
Oct 2016

He's obsessed with married women.

zenabby

(364 posts)
2. I think there are 1000s of such incidents...
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 02:05 PM
Oct 2016

Throughout his adult life, this seems to have been a normal for him. If he liked a woman's looks, he either pulls them and kisses them or grabs their genitals. Which is exactly what he said in his video with Billy Bush. He did get away with it so many times, that he just realized that he could get away with it all the time (well, till now).

I don't think he was that much into rape. Maybe just a few dozen rapes. Lots of affairs, and unwanted touching.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
10. or Stalks them down streets
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 03:28 PM
Oct 2016

Hillary said she felt like he was stalking her on stage That's another pattern. Trump is a big man and wasn't obese as a younger man. For his one step a petite woman would have to take 5 steps just to keep up with him. She would have to RUN to get away from him if he followed her. My experience.

Yes, Hillary, he will stalk women on his hit list too. Nothing in comparison to what he has done to other women.

chillfactor

(7,584 posts)
3. the women are...
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 02:08 PM
Oct 2016

really coming out of the woodwork....come on t'rump.....these women are not lying...you are a despicable waste of human flesh.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
6. I think he's a power addict
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 02:56 PM
Oct 2016

That is really what sexual assault is about, whether it's grabbing or actual rape. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump has occasional impotence issues.

Emilybemily

(204 posts)
11. Women need to learn how to bite.
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 03:29 PM
Oct 2016

I mean clamp down on that tongue and those flabby lips. Bite hard enough and they should be disabled.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
14. Welcome to DU...
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 04:25 PM
Oct 2016

when faced with situations like this, many people shut down. They are shocked, and can't always figure out how to respond- especially when the attacker is a rich and powerful person.

BumRushDaShow

(129,608 posts)
12. He was the quintessential womanizing "playboy"
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 03:31 PM
Oct 2016

having come of age in the era that worshiped that type of male - the "jet set". And since he had money (or at least the appearance of such), that just made him all the worse.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
13. Let's hope some table mates
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 03:49 PM
Oct 2016

remember that affront and come forward to corroborate her story. THAT'S what's needed to smack Donnie in the dirt.

Stuart G

(38,449 posts)
16. I am sure before the Gardian published this article that it was checked out.
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 04:38 PM
Oct 2016

Exactly the way you said.. Otherwise, it would not have published it. The Guardian is quite reputable on stories like this.

phylny

(8,390 posts)
15. My husband is allowed to kiss me on the lips.
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 04:32 PM
Oct 2016

When our daughters were little, they were allowed to kiss me on the lips. No one else is permitted to do so. My father-in-law tries, but I turn my head so he can kiss my cheek.

The thought of Trump the Creep doing this as though he doesn't know any better is disgusting.

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