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Saturday, November 8, 2025

People in the News

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Obama: Trump’s demeaning comments not limited to just women

President Barack Obama condemned Donald Trump’s sexually aggressive and lewd comments caught on tape a decade ago calling them “disturbing” and remarking that he wouldn’t repeat the language as there were children in the room.

Obama said that Trump’s “demeaning” and “degrading” statements were not limited to women but at minorities, immigrants, the disabled and veterans.

“It tells you that he’s insecure enough that he pumps himself up by putting other people down. Not a character trait that I would advise for somebody in the Oval Office,” Obama told the audience, adding Trump “doesn’t care much about the basic values that we try to impart to our kids.”
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