Trump: ‘I am totally opposed to domestic violence’

By Gabby Morrongiello

Published February 14, 2018 7:48pm ET

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President Trump publicly condemned domestic violence on Wednesday, amid allegations that former staff secretary Rob Porter abused both of his former wives, and complaints that the White House didn’t act quickly enough to remove him.

“I am totally opposed to domestic violence of any kind and everyone knows that. It almost wouldn’t even have to be said,” the president said during an event on tax reform at the White House.

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