Anderson Cooper Quotes
Let's just be clear: The reason this has been making headlines is because Donald Trump was discussing and bragging about sexual assault 11 years ago on a bus.It's not Hillary Clinton who put those words in his mouth.
Cooper, Anderson. Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees. CNN, 10 Oct. 2016.
This statement is believed by many people who would blame the female victim of rape for the way she dressed. Rape is a heinous felony, and it is never excused by the way the victim dresses. Few who hold this view publicly will state it, but this public statement triggered a set of demonstrations throughout Canada which spread to the United States and Europe. See {623723}.
See {623723} & {623724} for the origin of the demonstrations. Women demonstrated for the right to be safe from sexual assault regardless of how particular men perceived they were dressing.
He was addressing the politically active organizations which claimed to represent Evangelical Christians in National Politics, but who were active supporters of Donald Trump, even after Mr. Trumps’s own recorded words and the testimony of a number of women made it clear that he was a sexual predator.
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American television journalist. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper 360°. In addition to his duties at CNN, Cooper serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS News.