President Donald Trump struck back at a woman profiled by the Washington Post who is accusing him of unwanted kissing in 2006, in a Tuesday tweet.
A woman I don’t know and, to the best of my knowledge, never met, is on the FRONT PAGE of the Fake News Washington Post saying I kissed her (for two minutes yet) in the lobby of Trump Tower 12 years ago. Never happened! Who would do this in a public space with live security……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2018
….cameras running. Another False Accusation. Why doesn’t @washingtonpost report the story of the women taking money to make up stories about me? One had her home mortgage paid off. Only @FoxNews so reported…doesn’t fit the Mainstream Media narrative.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2018
The accuser, Rachel Crooks, claims she introduced herself to Trump briefly while working as a secretary in his building. “He started kissing me on one cheek, then the other cheek. He was talking to me in between kisses, asking where I was from, or if I wanted to be a model. He wouldn’t let go of my hand, and then he went right in and started kissing me on the lips,” she recounted in a meeting attended by TheWP.
“It is absurd to think that one of the most recognizable business leaders on the planet with a strong record of empowering women in his companies would do the things alleged,” his campaign said in a statement following Crooks accusation during the 2016 presidential election.
The president referenced a recent report from The Hill which detailed the efforts of California attorney Lisa Bloom to attain donor money for Trump accusers, including arranging a donor to pay the mortgage of one.