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Donald Trump’s vulgar comments from a 2005 interview with Access Hollywood have resurfaced on TikTok, with many Gen Z voters reacting to the audio for the first time.
Back in 2016, an interview tape of President Trump speaking to TV host Billy Bush about his ability to molest women whenever he wanted was leaked just a month before the presidential election. The leaked recording caused an immediate uproar, with listeners accusing Trump of bragging about trying to have sex with a married woman and being rejected. In the aftermath, Mr. Bush lost his job on NBC’s Today show, but Mr. Trump was still elected as the 45th president of the United States.
With less than a week until the 2024 presidential election, the interview is being used by young content creators to shame “fathers” and “Christian conservatives” who voted for Trump in the upcoming election.
Soleil, a 22-year-old woman known by her TikTok handle @toxicthotsyndrome, said she and her friend, who goes by the name Miss Reducted on the app, listened to recordings filled with profanity. He posted a video of himself shaking his head in disbelief.
“I tried to work on her and I failed. I’ll admit it. I tried to fuck her…I moved her like hell. She was married,” President Trump said. could be heard on the recording. “You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful people…I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss them. I don’t even wait.
Gen Z voters are ashamed of their ‘dads’ for voting for Donald Trump after listening to 2005 Access Hollywood tape (TikTok)
“And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab it by the pussy. You can do anything,” he said.
As Soleil and her friend listened to Mr. Trump’s remarks, they couldn’t help but look disgusted and express their disgust and hatred for the politician. The on-screen caption read, “Fathers of daughters are voting for this person.”
In an interview with Teen Vogue, Soleil explained why she felt the need to post her reaction to the audio, considering she was 14 years old when the Access Hollywood tape first came out. . The clinical research assistant needs to release the tape to his fellow believers because some of the younger Trump supporters may not be old enough to know about Trump’s comments from 19 years ago. said.
“It’s deeply disturbing that so many people want to portray Trump as a family man, and he and Vance have worked hard to create an image of the importance of the American family unit. ,” Soleil said. “And that’s why they’re trying to eliminate a lot of reproductive health care services and facilities. God forbid, they’ll win the election.”
The audio, titled “Republican Voters Against Trump,” has since been used more than 1,154 times on the app.
Kate Sullivan, a fellow Gen Z content creator, wrote in her own video reacting to Trump’s comments, “How can I even look my daughter in the eye and hear the way he speaks and say I’m voting for him? I don’t know.”
Meanwhile, TikToker Jess Linnea used the sound to shame individuals who claim to vote for Trump to save the Republican Party. She quoted them saying, “I vote Republican, not Trump,” before refuting their logic.
“In fact, you are voting for this man, but his lack of morals and integrity in his actions. There are no ifs, ors, or buts about it,” Linnea wrote. .
A female college student filmed herself in her dorm room reacting to President Trump’s “foul” language by rolling her eyes to “remind” her followers that “this is who they’re voting for this year.” posted the video.
Another TikToker posted a photo of himself on the audio and captioned it, “If you still vote for him after hearing this, I’m sorry.”
President Trump eventually apologized for the tape days after it was released, but insisted he had no recollection of making lewd comments about women.
“This was a locker room joke, a private conversation that took place years ago. Bill Clinton said worse things to me on the golf course — not even close. I was offended. We apologize if any of you have been affected by this,” he said in an official statement.
This year, Trump is seeking re-election as the Republican presidential nominee, with Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate. In the coming days, he will face off against Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who is running for vice president. National opinion polls show that both candidates are deadlocked with no clear lead in battleground states ahead of Election Day.
