President Trump attacked Democrats for their close relationships with rapist Harvey Weinstein hours after he was convicted of two sex crimes, claiming that Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama “loved” the disgraced producer.
“I will say the people who liked him were the Democrats. Michelle Obama loved him — loved him. Hillary Clinton loved him, and he gave tremendous money to the Democrats,” he said on Tuesday in New Delhi, India, as he asked whether Democrats would return the money.
A New York jury on Monday convicted the former movie mogul of raping one woman in 2013 and sexually assaulting another in 2006. He will face up to 29 years in prison when he is sentenced.
The case is seen as a pivotal moment for the #MeToo movement, redressing decades of imbalance between men and women in the entertainment industry and upending the way the legal system views sexual assault accusations long considered difficult to prove.
Trump, who himself has denied inappropriate relations with several women, said it was a “great victory” for women that “sends a very strong message” for the #MeToo movement.
He said that he knew Weinstein, 67, from New York but that he had never liked him.
“I was never a fan of Harvey Weinstein, as you know,” he said. “In fact, he said he was going to work hard to defeat me in the election.”
