Pro Athletes to Trump: That's Not How We Talk in Locker Rooms
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Athletes in the US, who spend much of their time in locker rooms, took to social media to express their opposition to Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments who had said his vulgar remarks on women were "locker room talk".
Donald Trump dismissed his despicable 2005 leaked comments about women, suggesting sexual assault as "locker room talk," an idea that renowned professional athletes in the US, who spend a lot of time in actual locker rooms as part of their job, dismissed as false, TeleSUR reported on Monday.
In a leaked video from 2005, Trump is heard boasting about hitting on a married woman “like a bitch.”
Responding to questions about the comments during Sunday’s debate, he said, “It’s locker room talk, and it’s one of those things.”
Doc Rivers, Los Angeles Clippers coach and former NBA star, said that if Trump thinks his comments were locker room talk, “that’s a new locker room for me.”
As soon as the debate ended, which was the most tweeted in history, US athletes took to Twitter to debunk his excuse. “As an athlete, I've been in locker rooms my entire adult life and uh, that's not locker room talk,” Sean Robert Doolittle, a professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland A's, said in a tweet Sunday night.
Chris Conley, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, tweeted: “Just for reference. I work in a locker room (every day) ... that is not locker room talk. Just so you know …”
Kendall Dewan Marshall, a professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers, said in a tweet Sunday night after the debate: "PSA: sexual advances without consent is NOT locker room talk."
Since the beginning of his 16-month presidential campaign, Trump has been criticized by many for his comments on women, immigrants, Muslims and Mexicans. The latest leak seems to be the last straw for his election bid as many senior Republicans have withdrawn their endorsements.
The top elected Republican Paul Ryan has distanced himself from Trump by saying he won't defend his comments, while stopping short of taking back his endorsement.
Trump’s own running mate Mike Pence said he was shocked by the comments and that it was up to Trump to answer for them but has remained on the ticket.
