Tonight, Donald Trump struggled to answer a question asking him to name one time when he had apologized. Let’s take a look at a few of the things Trump has yet to apologize for:
MISOGYNISTIC COMMENTS
Trump goes after Heidi Cruz. Trump made headlines last week for threatening to “spill the beans” on Ted Cruz’s wife, Heidi, and retweeting an unflattering comparison of Heidi Cruz to his wife, Melania. [@realDonaldTrump Twitter account, 3/22/16, 3/23/16]
Our Principles PAC ad: “Bimbo. Dog. Fat pig. Real quotes from Donald Trump about women.” “Bimbo. Dog. Fat pig. Real quotes from Donald Trump about women.” [Our Principles PAC ad, “Quotes,” 3/14/16]
Donald Trump said a lawyer who requested a medical break to pump breast milk for her infant daughter was “disgusting.” “Donald J. Trump seemed irritated. He had been grilled for two hours in a lawsuit over a failed Florida real estate project, and he told the lawyer that her questions were ‘very stupid.’ When the lawyer, Elizabeth Beck, asked for a medical break, Mr. Trump and his lawyers objected, demanding that the deposition continue. Ms. Beck said it was urgent — she needed to pump breast milk for her 3-month-old daughter, and she took the pump out to make her point. Mr. Trump erupted. ‘You’re disgusting,’ he told Ms. Beck, in a remark that is not disputed by either side. He then walked out of the room, ending the testimony for the day.” [New York Times, 7/28/15]
Donald Trump on Megyn Kelly: “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever.” “Donald Trump’s feud with Megyn Kelly escalated Friday night when he said the Fox News host had ‘blood coming out of her wherever’ at this week’s Republican debate, resulting in swift condemnation from conservatives and a major political event pulling its invitation to him. During Thursday’s presidential debate, Kelly pressed Trump about misogynistic, sexist comments he made in the past, such as calling some women ‘fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals.’ Trump slammed Kelly, saying her questions were ‘ridiculous’ and ‘off-base.’ ‘You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes,’ Trump told CNN’s Don Lemon on Friday night. ‘Blood coming out of her wherever.’” [CNN, 8/8/15]
ANTI-MUSLIM COMMENTS
“Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump wants to bar all Muslims from entering the United States. In a statement from his campaign, Trump called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entering the United States until elected leaders can ‘figure out what is going on.’ When asked by The Hill whether that would include Muslim-American citizens currently abroad, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks replied over email: ‘Mr. Trump says, ‘everyone.’’” [The Hill, 12/7/15]
ANTI-IMMIGRANT COMMENTS
Donald Trump: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best….They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” [Donald Trump presidential announcement speech, 6/16/15]
Donald Trump on his proposed border wall: “I want it to be so beautiful because maybe someday they’re going to call it the Trump wall.” “Trump waxed on almost poetically about the wall that could bear his name on the Southwest border. ‘I want it to be so beautiful because maybe someday they’re going to call it the Trump wall,’ he said.” [Los Angeles Times, 8/19/15]
Donald Trump refused to stop using the term “anchor baby” to describe American citizens who were born to undocumented parents. “Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton criticized Bush’s use of the term ‘anchor baby’ on Wednesday: […] On Wednesday in New Hampshire, Trump refused to stop using the term. A reporter asked him if he was aware that many people consider ‘anchor baby’ offensive. ‘You mean it’s not politically correct and yet everybody uses it?’ Trump said angrily. ‘I’ll use the word “anchor baby.”’” [Politico, 8/19/15]