As the media firestorm for Donald Trump and the Republican Party continues into the homestretch of the presidential election, recordings of Trump’s lewd comments about women continue to make the rounds throughout the media.
On Friday, The Washington Post released a damaging video of the Republican presidential candidate speaking graphically about how his celebrity status allows him to kiss women and grab their genitals. Trump first called the conversation “locker room banter” and apologized following a more lengthy apology released via social media.
Reaction to the video has since caused chaos within the Republican Party with several high profile GOP members dropping their support for Trump.
Along with the release of the video, several recordings of Trump speaking on shock jock Howard Stern’s radio show have also surfaced. Conversations on the show ranged from Trump suggesting he’s participated in threesomes to intentionally barging in on nude Miss Universe pageant contestants in their dressing room.
However, one conversation raising eyebrows hits a crossroads with Trump’s continued struggle when it comes to race relations and his views on women:
Stern: “Have you had a Black women in bed?”
Trump: “Well, it depends on what your definition of Black is.”
Stern: “Interesting. I like this discussion. His bed is a rainbow.”
Trump: “The rainbow coalition, as Rev. Jesse would say.”
The comments surface as reports indicate that Trump’s support among African-Americans is between 2 and 6 percent. This week he also maintained his position that the Central Park Five was guilty of a 1989 rape of a white woman even though DNA evidence cleared the men of any wrongdoing.