Tag: Gender Issues

"The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not e able to win the General Election," President Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Trump: ‘I was right,’ Roy Moore couldn’t win

Pete Kasperowicz · December 13, 2017 11:38 am

The USA Today editorial board said President Trump hit "a new low" with his tweet Tuesday morning saying Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "would come to my office 'begging' for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them)." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

USA Today: Trump is ‘not fit to clean the toilets’ at Obama’s presidential library

Caitlin Yilek · December 13, 2017 3:23 am

Roughly 1-in-4 American young adults say it's "always/usually" sexual harassment if he asks her out for a drink. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Trivializing sexual abuse hurts victims — I would know

Savannah Lindquist · December 12, 2017 9:46 pm

"Patriotic transgender Americans who are serving -- and who want to serve -- must not be dismissed, deprived of medically necessary health care or forced to compromise their integrity or hide their identity," the statement said. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

National Security

The Pentagon says it has to train 23,000 personnel by Jan. 1 to prepare for transgender recruits

Travis J. Tritten · December 12, 2017 8:00 pm

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., told reporters Tuesday that "what took place this morning, when the president tweeted about our colleague Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is grotesque." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jackie Speier: Trump’s Kirsten Gillibrand tweet fit for someone ‘ill-equipped to be president’

Melissa Quinn · December 12, 2017 7:57 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's ability to inject both "slut-shaming" and her personal branding into a statement of support for a beleaguered presidential rival is almost impressive for its transparent opportunism. (Bloomberg Photo)

Beltway Confidential

What exactly is Elizabeth Warren trying to say about Kirsten Gillibrand?

Emily Jashinsky · December 12, 2017 6:21 pm

Trump remains a major target for members of the media who have supported efforts to take down rich and powerful movie producers, and have agreed that men in powerful media positions also need to go if they harass or assault women. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Media push feminist rage at Trump

Eddie Scarry · December 12, 2017 6:09 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said President Trump was trying to "slut-shame" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Trump targeted Gillibrand in a tweet Tuesday morning after the New York senator said the president should resign because of allegations of sexual misconduct 16 women made against him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Elizabeth Warren: Trump trying to ‘slut-shame’ Kirsten Gillibrand

Melissa Quinn · December 12, 2017 5:00 pm

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, President Trump's Twitter attack against her was "a sexist smear attempt to silence my voice, and I will not be silenced on this issue, neither will the women who stood up against the president on this issue yesterday." (Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg)

Kirsten Gillibrand: Trump attack a ‘sexist smear’

Al Weaver · December 12, 2017 4:38 pm

"You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tweeted in response to President Trump's tweet claiming that she used to be willing to "do anything" for his campaign donations. (AP Photos)

Kirsten Gillibrand fires back at Trump: ‘You cannot silence me’

Anna Giaritelli · December 12, 2017 2:14 pm

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has joined other Democrats who have said President Trump needs to step down after several women reiterated their claims that Trump sexually harassed them. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump: Kirsten Gillibrand used to be willing to ‘do anything’ for my donations

Anna Giaritelli · December 12, 2017 1:23 pm

President Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: "Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia -- so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don't know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!" (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Democrats using ‘false accusations’ of sexual harassment to remove me from office

Anna Giaritelli · December 12, 2017 12:28 pm