Donald Trump on Sunday denied making comments about the looks of a female former staffer for his campaign who on Thursday filed a sex discrimination complaint against the Republican presidential candidate.
Elizabeth Mae Davidson, a former field organizer for the Trump campaign in Davenport, Iowa, wrote in her complaint that male staffers were paid more and that women were not allowed to speak at rallies, according to the New York Times. She also said that Trump told her and a female volunteer, “You guys could do a lot of damage.”
Trump told the New York Times on Sunday that he did not make the comment described by Davidson.
“That is not the worst thing that could be said,” he said. “But I never said it. It’s not in my vocabulary.”
Davidson was fired in January for making “disparaging comments about senior campaign leaders to third parties” and breaking a nondisclosure clause, but Davidson denies doing so.
The real estate mogul said he does not know Davidson, but told the Times, “My people tell me she did a terrible job.”
Trump also complained that the New York Times reported on Davidson’s complaint just before the Iowa caucus.
“A story like this could damage my chances,” he told the Times.
