The recent avalanche of women coming forward with allegations that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has committed sexual assault on women them has created something of a civil war within the GOP rank and file. With few people in America willing to come out as openly pro-sexual assault, pundits, voters, and politicians have been forced to perform ever more improbable acts of moral contortion.
Media Short Circuit
They have dismissed Trumps hot mic revelations as if they were some kind of post squash game high jinx between two teenage boys. Some have blamed hip-hop for the debacle while others enlisted the aid of a known con-man to debunk tales of sexual impropriety. Yet more have excused, denied and derided sexual abuse claims at every opportunity and although Donald Trump, like everyone else, deserves the presumption of innocence, it’s important to remember one thing.
We all heard him bragging about it on tape, and on more than one occasion.
Can’t Touch This
The latest attempt at throwing a bucket of sand on the conflagration that is devouring the GOP, came from British radio presenter Matt Frei. Speaking on his Saturday morning LBC show, Frei recalled the time when he last interviewed Trump, saying:
“I wanted to know from him about his obsession with germs, germophobia. And he said ‘Yes I hate germs, I hate em, hate em’. And I said well if you’re going to run for President, you’re going to have to shake people’s hands.”
Donald Trump’s fear of germs is well documented. Last June, Slate ran an interview with several former producers of The Apprentice who recalled that:
“He’s not good with people touching him, he’s very germophobic.”
“We were instructed never to touch him—he wouldn’t shake hands,” said another.
The Bathed Hands Theory
All of which led Frei towards a rather odd conclusion:
“I find it hard to believe that a man who’s so obsessed with personal hygiene and hand sanitizer, with the preciousness of his hand, would do the things with his hand that he’s been accused of doing.”
He added:
“I mean I’m not saying it’s impossible. I just struck me as an interesting, rather contradictory insight into a man who is really quite complex and I think has quite a few issues. We all have issues, but his issues have come to the fore thanks to the scrutiny of the campaign.”
It’s not impossible? No, it’s really not.
Because Donald Trump has been married three times already and has sired, five children that we know of. Donald Trump is not Howard Hughes. He is not the kind of guy that sits in an ivory tower surrounded by empty tissue boxes. The theory that his hands are so tiny due to the constant erosion of washing is amusing, but hardly lets him off the hook.
Indeed, the allegations he’s facing couldn’t be more serious.
The Long Arm Of The Boor
Jessica Leeds, Rachael Crooks, Mindy McGillivray, Cassandra Searles; these are just some of the women who have accused the man who wants to be the leader of the free world of being an unapologetic, serial, sex offender.
So yes, maybe Trump reaches for the hand soap after he has put his hands on someone without their consent. Maybe he takes a nice long shower too. That is about what we should expect from a man like Trump. Because as every man-child knows; women are play-things put on this planet for the amusement of men.
But you’ve just got to watch out for those cooties.
Watch Trump’s 2013 explanation as to why he doesn’t like to shake hands.
Featured image from YouTube video.
