Billy Baldwin Says 'Everybody Flirts' But Trump's 'Hypocrisy' Is The Problem
After accusing President Donald Trump of hitting on his wife on Friday, Nov. 24, during a high profile party at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York, two decades ago, actor Billy Baldwin has now put out another tweet clarifying his original statement.
In the latter tweet posted by Baldwin on Nov. 27, 11:56 p.m. EST, he said he was never angry with Trump for hitting on his wife. He also revealed how his friends thought that it was "a riot" at the time. He further added that he is aware that everyone flirts so he doesn’t have any problem in those regards.
However, he took a stance saying even though he didn’t mind Trump flirting with his wife, he does condemn the "hypocrisy of Trump" for pointing fingers at Sen. Al Franken while several women have accused Trump in the past.
Baldwin first revealed Trump’s misdemeanor towards his wife, Chynna Phillips, on Nov. 24 as a reply to a post shared by Donald Trump Jr. In the original post, Trump Jr. spoke about the sexual harassment allegations against Sen. Al Franken and tweeted, "Talk amongst yourselves: Two more women accuse Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching."
Baldwin had then retweeted the post and called Trump Jr.'s father, the President, a "5th-degree-black-belt when it comes to sexual impropriety allegations." He also went on to state how his wife "showed his [Trump's] fat a** the door."
Baldwin’s news was then confirmed by an unnamed source who was a guest at the party organized at The Plaza Hotel. He revealed how Trump came close to Phillips and "looked her up and down." The source further added: "He [Trump] tried to coerce her into getting into his helicopter. … Phillips laughed uncomfortably at the prospect and said thanks but no thanks."
These allegations are in addition to the several counts of women who have accused the President of sexually harassing and assaulting them over the years.
Ninni Laaksonen, who competed as Miss Finland in the Miss Universe contest, which Trump once owned, narrated a 2006 incident to the Finnish newspaper Ilta Sanomat alleging Trump had "squeezed my butt" before their joint appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. She added: "I don’t think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought, 'What is happening?'"
Another woman, Karen Virginia, a yoga instructor and lifestyle coach, during a press conference with women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred on Oct. 20, broke into tears when she told reporters how, in 1998, Trump groped her as she was waiting for a car to pick her up from the U.S. Tennis Open in Flushing, Queens. She further added that when she tried to pull back, he reportedly said, "don’t you know who I am?"
"I felt intimidated and I felt powerless," Virginia said. Trump’s campaign called these accusations "fictional stories and clear efforts to benefit Hillary Clinton."
Trump has repeatedly denied these allegations against him and has said that he would sue the women who were making these complaints. Trump also received a lot of criticism for not vehemently talking against Republican Roy Moore, who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault and harassment.
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