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Donald Trump, Access Hollywood, and The Day I Lost Faith In Half of America

Warning: this piece contains profanity and references to sexual assault that may be disturbing to some.

“That’s it; he’s done for.”

Those were the words an older relative spoke matter-of-factly ten years ago this week, as we listened to then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s vulgar ramblings to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush.

As the conversation with Bush begins, Trump brings up TV host Nancy O’Dell, bloviating proudly, “I moved on her, actually. You know she was down on Palm Beach. I moved on her, and I failed. I’ll admit it. I did try and f*ck her; she was married… I moved on…

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