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Along along with the vile rhetoric Donald Trump’s been spewing regarding women on the campaign trail, sexist views have been a mainstay throughout his life. The most up to date example comes in a 2004 Dateline interview regarding pregnancy and maternity leave, which NBC News unearthed today.
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The segment focuses on Carolyn Kepcher, the former executive vice president of Trump Golf Properties.
Kepcher waited until she was 6 months pregnant to tell Trump that she was expecting, saying:
“If I tell your man I’m pregnant, he’s gonna believe ‘oh, this is gonna be a long nine months.’ If I tell your man at 6 months, it will certainly be over in 3 months. Maybe in my thoughts he may believe this would certainly perhaps be a setback or ‘maybe I’m visiting have actually to delivering someone in to change her throughout her pregnancy or as quickly as she takes maternity leave”
And, indeed, Trump voiced some questionable opinions on functioning women that Grab pregnant:
“Pregnancy is a terrific thing for the woman, it’s a terrific thing for the husband, it’s definitely an inconvenience for a business. And whether individuals wish to Point out that or not, the reality is it is an inconvenience for a individual that is operating a business.”
Kepcher likewise just took 3 weeks off after having her baby, and she says that she was “comfortable” along with her choice. as quickly as Trump was asked if she felt pressured to return to job quickly, he denied it, saying that she loves her job.
But as quickly as Dateline asked Trump if Kepcher took much less time off since she was worried he “would certainly have actually replaced her otherwise,” Trump admitted:
“No. Even though it’s an interesting premise. Maybe she ought to feel that means a little bit.”
A reminder that the United States is the just country in the world, besides Papua Brand-new Guinea, free of a mandated parental-leave policy — something that would certainly most likely not modification for the much better under Trump.
