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Treatment of Irish journalist Caitriona Perry by President Donald Trump called disgusting. (Photo: Screenshot/Twitter)
From 'Bizarre' to 'Disgusting': Trump Harassment of Female Irish Reporter Draws Rebuke
"How long are women supposed to put up with this crap?"
Jun 28, 2017
The word Irish journalist Caitriona Perry used to characterize her recent interaction with President Donald Trump in the Oval office was "bizarre."
But for many of those who witnessed it, the president's behavior--in which he singled Perry out from a group of reporters on Tuesday by calling her "beautiful" with a "nice smile" and summoning her over to him as he spoke on the phone with Ireland's newly-elected Taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar--was not just strange, but "
This%20is%20absolutely%20disgusting.%20%20It's%20clear%20what%20he's%20doing%20in%20this%20video.%20%20He's%20objectifying%20this%20reporter%20and...%20https://t.co/7grmjsIk8S
--%20Wall%20Democrats%20(@walldems)%20June%2028,%202017%20An Unconstitutional Rampage
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The word Irish journalist Caitriona Perry used to characterize her recent interaction with President Donald Trump in the Oval office was "bizarre."
But for many of those who witnessed it, the president's behavior--in which he singled Perry out from a group of reporters on Tuesday by calling her "beautiful" with a "nice smile" and summoning her over to him as he spoke on the phone with Ireland's newly-elected Taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar--was not just strange, but "
This%20is%20absolutely%20disgusting.%20%20It's%20clear%20what%20he's%20doing%20in%20this%20video.%20%20He's%20objectifying%20this%20reporter%20and...%20https://t.co/7grmjsIk8S
--%20Wall%20Democrats%20(@walldems)%20June%2028,%202017%20The word Irish journalist Caitriona Perry used to characterize her recent interaction with President Donald Trump in the Oval office was "bizarre."
But for many of those who witnessed it, the president's behavior--in which he singled Perry out from a group of reporters on Tuesday by calling her "beautiful" with a "nice smile" and summoning her over to him as he spoke on the phone with Ireland's newly-elected Taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar--was not just strange, but "
This%20is%20absolutely%20disgusting.%20%20It's%20clear%20what%20he's%20doing%20in%20this%20video.%20%20He's%20objectifying%20this%20reporter%20and...%20https://t.co/7grmjsIk8S
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