Donald Trump was forced to defend himself after being caught bragging in crude terms about aggressively groping women, issuing a rare apology but immediately accusing Hillary Clinton of bullying the female “victims” of her husband, former president Bill Clinton.
The Washington Post on Friday published a video from 2005, in which Mr Trump boasted about trying to have sex with married women and grabbing their genitals. He claimed attractive women wanted to kiss him because he is a star.
“You can do anything,” he claimed in the recording, which drew swift rebukes from his Democratic rival and his Republican party colleagues alike, undercutting his efforts to launch a comeback in this Sunday’s second debate against Mrs Clinton.