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Donald Trump 'reduced Ivanka to tears' by refusing to apologise fully for 'grabbing women' comments | Donald Trump 'reduced Ivanka to tears' by refusing to apologise fully for 'grabbing women' comments |
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Ivanka Trump was reportedly reduced to tears by her father after he refused to issue a full apology for his comments about groping women. | Ivanka Trump was reportedly reduced to tears by her father after he refused to issue a full apology for his comments about groping women. |
Donald Trump’s election campaign took one of its most severe knocks when a leaked audio recording of him bragging about how he could “grab them [women] by the pussy” because he was famous. | Donald Trump’s election campaign took one of its most severe knocks when a leaked audio recording of him bragging about how he could “grab them [women] by the pussy” because he was famous. |
The first daughter has spent many years building up a feminist profile and has pledged to use her considerable influence to work for gender equality while her father is in office. | The first daughter has spent many years building up a feminist profile and has pledged to use her considerable influence to work for gender equality while her father is in office. |
But according to the New York Times, Ms Trump repeatedly attempted to convince him to offer a full apology for the comment, but he would only agreed to say sorry for any offence he caused. | But according to the New York Times, Ms Trump repeatedly attempted to convince him to offer a full apology for the comment, but he would only agreed to say sorry for any offence he caused. |
Citing several people who were present at the crisis discussion, the paper said her "eyes welled with tears, her face reddened, and she hurried out in frustration". | Citing several people who were present at the crisis discussion, the paper said her "eyes welled with tears, her face reddened, and she hurried out in frustration". |
Mr Trump released a video apology for the incident, which took place in 2005. | Mr Trump released a video apology for the incident, which took place in 2005. |
"I’ve never said I’m a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I’m not,” Mr Trump said in the video. | "I’ve never said I’m a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I’m not,” Mr Trump said in the video. |
“I’ve said and done things I regret, and the words released today on this more than a decade-old video are one of them ... I said it, it was wrong, and I apologise.” | “I’ve said and done things I regret, and the words released today on this more than a decade-old video are one of them ... I said it, it was wrong, and I apologise.” |
Ms Trump has just released a new book which discusses her role in the election campaign. In it, she says she was too busy for massages or meditation while on the road. | |
“During extremely high-capacity times, like during the campaign, I went into survival mode,” Ms Trump wrote. | “During extremely high-capacity times, like during the campaign, I went into survival mode,” Ms Trump wrote. |
“I wasn’t treating myself to a massage or making much time for self-care. I wish I could have awoken early to meditate for twenty minutes … but there just wasn’t enough time in the day." | “I wasn’t treating myself to a massage or making much time for self-care. I wish I could have awoken early to meditate for twenty minutes … but there just wasn’t enough time in the day." |
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