sen. jim inhofe also said trump's statement was "disgusting." | john shinkle/politico by brent griffiths 10/09/16 04:42 pm edt sen. jim inhofe on sunday slammed hillary clinton<u+2019>s <u+201c>hypocrisy<u+201d> for how she has responded to leaked video from 2005 of donald trump saying lewd and sexually aggressive comments. <u+201c>what trump said about a married woman 10 years ago is disgusting, and i do not support women being talked about in such vial [sic] ways,<u+201d> the oklahoma republican posted on his campaign<u+2019>s facebook page. story continued below but he pivoted immediately to attacking the democratic nominee, writing: <u+201c>the hypocrisy of hillary clinton to criticize trump<u+2019>s past is equally disturbing as her personal failings involved expensive, well-coordinated campaigns to bully and degrade women.<u+201d> clinton herself has not commented on the footage that sparked scores of republicans to abandon trump<u+2019>s candidacy. the closest she has come to commenting was a tweet on late friday afternoon, but the missive lacked the <u+201c><u+2014>h<u+201d> signature that usually denotes the former secretary of state<u+2019>s own words. for such a massive moment in the campaign, clinton has been notably silent . in her absence, her allies have weighed in, including her running mate, virginia sen.tim kaine, who said the video makes him <u+201c>sick to my stomach,<u+201d> and vice president joe biden, who said trump<u+2019>s comments are not merely lewd but rather a confession of <u+201c>sexual assault.<u+201d> by gabriel debenedetti as for inhofe<u+2019>s colleagues in the senate, the party<u+2019>s no. 3 leader, john thune of south dakota, called on trump to step down. other republicans, including utah's mike lee, new hampshire's kelly ayotte, and arizona's jeff flake, also called for trump to exit the ticket. later in his post, inhofe alleged that clinton saw no need to <u+201c>apologize to victims<u+201d> of her husband and instead sought to <u+201c>bury their stories and destroy their reputations.<u+201d> by bill scher by thomas wright by joshua zeitz by jack shafer
inhofe: clinton a hypocrite for criticizing trump over leaked video - politico
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