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Roy Moore may or may not have sexually abused young teen girls when he was in his thirties. With the accusations stemming from incidents that allegedly happened four decades ago, it’s unlikely they can be proven or disproven. That being the case, it’s no surprise that President Trump is giving at least a lukewarm endorsement of Moore, nor is it a surprise that he’s doing it the way he’s doing it. Any other path takes him into dangerous territory… even more dangerous than supporting Moore.
If he condemns Moore, he’s condemning himself because doing so would say, “I believe the accusers.” If he does that, he’ll have to answer questions about why he’s asking us not to believe any of the 13 women who’ve accused him. After all, the accusations against him may be less severe, but they’re also more fresh. Some of the allegations are based on events the victims claim happened in recent years.
As for how he’s doing it, he’s playing the partisan card. He isn’t saying Moore is the best man for the job. He’s saying his opponent, Doug Jones, would be the worst man for the job. This isn’t Trump being a die-hard Republican. Instead, he’s using the illusion of partisanship to give him cover for his real motivation: consistency in not believing accusers.
A case can be made that had the Harvey Weinstein incident happened a year before or earlier, Trump wouldn’t be President. The tendency now is to believe pretty much every accuser. There’s nothing wrong with this; America’s course would be completely different had the nation generally believed accusations of sexual misconduct by powerful men back in the 90s when Bill Clinton was being accused. We should believe all credible accusations. That’s not to say we shouldn’t investigate or call out accusations that have no credibility, but that shouldn’t be our instant reaction. Trust, but verify.
The Weinstein outing has empowered women and men to tell their stories that they’ve kept private for years, even decades. Why now? Because the Weinstein situation demonstrated victims could speak out against powerful men and be believed. Invariably, victims have said at least one of the reasons they didn’t speak out earlier is because they didn’t think their stories would be believed and they would be further victimized as a result. Ask Clinton’s victims. They’ll verify this.
It’s all different now.
The President has to stick to his guns if he doesn’t want to pull himself into an awkward situation of inconsistency. The media has already rehearsed how they’ll ask him why Moore’s accusers should be believed while his own should not, just in case he ever turns on Moore. He won’t. He’ll stick with Moore as long as there’s a shadow of a doubt on the accusations. He has no other choice.
Further Reading
Trump suggests ‘Access Hollywood’ tape may have been doctored: Report
When the tape was made public by the Washington Post in October 2016, Trump acknowledged he was speaking in the video and apologized for his comments, in which he said: “You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. … Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.”
At the beginning of the “Access Hollywood” video, Trump can be heard via a hot mic in a van. He later emerges from the van as the audio continues.
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