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Former Staffer Accuses Trump’s Campaign of Sex Discrimination

HeadlineFeb 01, 2016

In more news from the campaign trail, a former paid staffer has accused Donald Trump’s campaign of sex discrimination. Twenty-six-year-old Elizabeth Mae Davidson has filed a complaint alleging Trump’s campaign paid male organizers more than female organizers doing the same jobs. Davidson worked for Trump’s campaign as a district representative in Davenport, Iowa. She says she was paid $2,000 a month, while her male counterparts were paid as much as $4,000 a month. The complaint also alleges that Trump told her and another young female volunteer at a rally in 2015, “You guys could do a lot of damage”—a reference to her looks. Trump denied making this remark by telling The New York Times: “That is not the worst thing that could be said. But I never said it.”

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