Trump defends Hillary remark: Rand Paul is ‘shrill’ too
Donald Trump is defending himself from allegations of misogyny, pointing out that he believes Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a fellow 2016 GOP presidential candidate, is “shrill,” too.
{mosads}“I would call Rand Paul shrill, I think he’s shrill, I don’t think that’s a term that applies exclusively to women at all,” Trump said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday.
The GOP front-runner called Hillary Clinton “shrill” at an event in South Carolina on Wednesday, drawing allegations of sexism.
“I think the word ‘shrill’ doesn’t apply to women exclusively,” Trump said on Thursday. “I know men that are shrill, and it’s just an expression that I thought of as I was speaking, I thought it was a very accurate expression.”
This is not the first time the celebrity businessman has used Paul as a shield against criticism for comments about women.
When Trump was called out for his comments about competitor Carly Fiorina’s appearance at the second GOP primary debate, he said he could have easily gone after Paul’s looks.
“I never attacked him on his looks, and believe me, there’s plenty of subject matter there,” Trump said of Paul.
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