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Misogyny

Misogyny is defined as a hatred of women. It can be distinguished from sexism (discrimination based on sex, usually against women, and attitudes that foster stereotypical social roles based on sex). (Merriam-Webster)

Throughout his life Trump has boasted of his sexual dominance. It is a consistent thread from his high school yearbook naming him of the official 'ladies man', to his boasting on The Howard Stern Show, humiliating Miss USA and Miss Universe pageant contestants, attacking Megyn Kelly during the republican candidate debates, and his 'grab them by the pussy' comment on Access Hollywood among many other examples. His disdain for women is one of Trump's most consistent characteristics.

This page will track Trump's misogynistic actions and statements. 

See also how Trump and his administration affect Women.

Timeline

1985Businesswoman Jessica Leeds claims Trump sexually assaulted her. heavy.com (See also Women, Criminality)
1989Trump is accused of rape by his ex-wife in a sworn deposition. independent.co.uk (See also Women, Criminality, Ivana Trump)
1992Jill Harth claims Trump attempted to rape her and told her he wanted to, "make her his sex slave." theguardian.com (See also Women, Criminality)
1993Model Kristin Anderson claims Trump groped her and put his hands up her skirt. washingtonpost.com (See also Women, Criminality)
1994Katie Johnson, claims Trump along with billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was 13. scribd.com (See also Women, Criminality)
A former employee of Epstein agreed to testify in court that he witnessed and could verify her accusations.
1997.02.05Miss USA contestant Temple Taggart McDowell claims Trump twice forced himself upon her and kissed her without her consent. nbcnews.com (See also Women, Criminality)
1997.05.11Cathy Heller claims Trump grabbed and forcibly kissed her during a brunch at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. theguardian.com (See also Women, Criminality)
A second witness to the event confirmed her story and told the Guardian that Trump was, “very forceful” and got “in her face.”
1998Karena Virginia claims Trump groped her at the U.S Open. nbcnews.com (See also Women, Criminality)
2003Mindy McGillivray claims Trump sexually assaulted her. heavy.com (See also Women, Criminality)
2004.12.02Trump says 14 year old rape victim, "might have gained confidence from experience." and sarcastically asks, "Do you think this kid is scarred for life?" thedailybeast.com (See also Budget)
2005Receptionist Rachel Crooks claims Trump began kissing her without her consent on an elevator. npr.org (See also Women, Criminality)
2005.12Journalist Natasha Stoynoff says Trump, "shoved her against a wall and forced his tongue down her throat." heavy.com (See also Women, Criminality)
6 separate witnesses later came forward to corroborate that they saw Trump sexually assaulting Natasha Stoynoff.
2006Adult Film Star Jessica Drake claims Trump grabbed and kissed her without her consent then offered her $10,000 to have sex with him. usmagazine.com (See also Women, Criminality)
2006Finnish beauty pageant contestant Ninni Laaksonen says Trump groped her. is.fi (See also Women, Criminality)
2007Apprentice Contestant Summer Zervos claims Trump groped and sexually assaulted her. thedailybeast.com (See also Women, Criminality)
2010Friend of CNN anchor Erin Burnett claims Trump sexually assaulted her in his office. npr.org (See also Women, Criminality)
2013Miss USA contestant Cassandra Searles claims Trump groped her. king5.com (See also Women, Criminality)
2016.10.0320 former crew members from the Apprentice have reported Trump sexually harassed women and made sexist comments while working on the show. bigstory.ap.org (See also Women)
2016.10.08Apprentice Producer Bill Pruitt says there are tapes far worse then the one of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women. mediaite.com (See also Women)
2016.10.13Trump threatens to sue The New York Times over publishing article where they interviewed two women who claim Trump sexually assaulted them. nytimes.com (See also Lawsuits, 2016 Campaign, Fueds, Women, Attempts to Discredit Media)
2017.03.28Trump's lawyer plans to have a sexual assault lawsuit against Trump thrown out of court by arguing the Supremacy Clause means Trump is immune from lawsuits since he is the president. resistancereport.com (See also Lawsuits, First 100 Days, Women)
2017.04.05Trump starts off Sexual Assault Prevention Month by defending Bill O'Reilly after he paid 5 women $13 million for agreeing not to file lawsuits or speak publicly about allegations that he sexually harassed them. vox.com (See also Women, First 100 Days)
Trump says, "I don’t think Bill did anything wrong."
2017.06.29Donald Trump lashed out at the hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” in two vicious tweets, calling Mika Brzezinski “low I.Q. Crazy” and claiming that she had a facelift late last year. washingtonpost.com (See also Attempts to Discredit Media, Unpresidential Behavior, Women)
2017.06.29Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, "The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence. If anything, quite the contrary." washingtonpost.com (See also Unpresidential Behavior)
She's laughably wrong, and lying.
2017.07.05The pay gap between male and female White House staffers has more than tripled in the first year of the Trump administration. washingtonpost.com (See also Women)
The median female White House employee is drawing a salary of $72,650 in 2017, compared to the median male salary of $115,000, or 63 cents on the dollar.