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October 15, 2016 11:46
Trump Seeks To dismiss Accusers !!

Donald Trump hurled personal insults at the growing number of women who have accused him of groping and kissing them without their consent, labeling them as "horrible," "sick" and "phony," and suggesting that at least two of them were not attractive enough to warrant his attention on Friday.

As Trump spoke about the allegations, supporters who gathered to see him at an afternoon rally here cheered him on, at one point chanting "Lock her up!" while he was talking about one of the accusers - a slogan usually reserved for Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. At another point, he also appeared to disparage Clinton's looks in recounting their encounter at Sunday's presidential debate: "And when she walked in front of me, believe me, I wasn't impressed."

The vitriol provided further evidence of Trump's intention to wage an unprecedented scorched-earth campaign in the final 3 1/2 weeks before Election Day that seems likely to leave few unscarred in either party. It also came on a day when two more women stepped forward to accuse Trump of groping them without their consent and as new videotapes emerged of Trump speaking in crude terms about sex on "The Howard Stern Show."

Campaigning for Clinton in Cleveland, President Barack Obama mocked Trump for alleging that there was a global conspiracy against him and again scolded Republicans for tolerating Trump's offensive behavior toward women and others.

Obama said, "He doesn't have the temperament, he doesn't have the knowledge, he doesn't seem to have the interest in acquiring the knowledge or the basic honesty that a president needs to have. And that was true before we heard him talking about how he treats women."

At the rally in Greensboro, Trump sought to belittle Jessica Leeds, who first told the New York Times that Trump groped her and tried to reach up her skirt on a flight more than three decades ago - by suggesting that she was not attractive enough for him to pursue.

Trump said, mockingly impersonating Leeds, " 'I was sitting with him on an airplane, and he went after me on the plane,' . Yeah, I'm gonna go after - believe me, she would not be my first choice, that I can tell you."

Trump also called another accuser, former People Magazine reporter Natasha Stoynoff, a "liar" and added, "Check out her Facebook, you'll understand." The crowd laughed.

Stoynoff accused Trump of kissing her without permission in 2005 as she prepared to interview him and his wife, Melania, for a story.

The wave of groping allegations has come in the wake of a 2005 video published last week by The Washington Post showing Trump boasting in crude and profane terms about forcing himself on women sexually. After casting the comments as mere "locker-room talk" and saying he had never groped a women against her will, a half-dozen women have come forward to claim otherwise.

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By Prakriti Neogi

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