Sexually harassed at work? You need to quit and find a new job instead of the perpetrator being dealt with according to Trump. Given he is good friends with Ailes and supposedly guided him in his last days at Fox this should not be a surprise. Remember this the next time he blathers on about supporting women. h/t Garnier Fructis.
Trump's latest controversy: He'd hope Ivanka would quit if harassed at work
The latest controversy surrounding Donald Trump has blown up on social media, and it's not about taxes or his comments about a fallen Muslim soldier.
It's about women's rights in the workplace — or, more specifically, about how Trump would react if his own daughter, Ivanka Trump, experienced the kind of sexual harassment that Ailes allegedly inflicted on multiple female employees while he was Fox News CEO.
Ailes, 76, has resigned since several Fox News employees reported being harassed by Ailes, from former Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson to star Megyn Kelly.
USA TODAY's Kirsten Powers asked the GOP presidential nominee in an interview last week, "What if someone had treated Ivanka in the way Ailes allegedly behaved?"
His response? “I would like to think she would find another career or find another company if that was the case."
It was startling, she said, "even by Trumpian standards."
Powers isn't the only one questioning Trump's defense of Ailes. Laura Bassett of The Huffington Post wrote that while Trump might find it "very sad" that these women have complained about Ailes, "what is even more sad is Trump’s failure to realize that when men with authority abuse their power, it too often entrenches a culture of fear, silence and powerlessness."
Others questioned why Trump suggested the onus would be on Ivanka in such a scenario.
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