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Trump Defends Roger Ailes, Ousted by Sexual Harassment Claims

HeadlineJul 25, 2016

This comes as Donald Trump has defended Roger Ailes, who has resigned from Fox News amid multiple accusations of sexual harassment. This is Trump speaking with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd.

Donald Trump: “Well, I don’t want to comment, but he’s been a friend of mine for a long time. And I can tell you that some of the women that are complaining, I know how much he’s helped them, and even recently. And when they write books that are fairly recently released, and they say wonderful things about him, and now all of a sudden they’re saying these horrible things about him, it’s very sad, because he’s a very good person. I’ve always found him to be just a very, very good person and, by the way, a very, very talented person. Look what he’s done. So I feel very badly. But a lot of people are thinking he’s going to run my campaign. My campaign’s doing pretty well.”

About a dozen women have spoken anonymously to The New York Times about experiencing sexual harassment at Fox News; one reporter said Roger Ailes began and ended every meeting by hugging and kissing her.

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