NBC News correspondent Katy Tur wrote in her book published Tuesday that Donald Trump, then a Republican candidate for president, gave her an unwelcome kiss on the cheek during his campaign.
Describing the incident in her book “Unbelievable,” published Tuesday, Tur said Trump kissed her before an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“Before I know what’s happening, his hands are on my shoulders and his lips are on my cheek,” she wrote. “My eyes widen. My body freezes. My heart stops.”
Her next thought, according to Tur, was, “I hope the cameras didn’t see that. My bosses are never going to take me seriously.”
Tur was one of Trump’s favorite targets on the campaign trail; he derided her as “little Katy” and called her a “third rate reporter” during a rally, after which Tur said the Secret Service walked her to her car.
The President on Tuesday lashed out at “people writing books and major articles” about him with “zero access,” an attack that coincided with the release of Tur’s book.
The nature of Trump’s unwanted attentions was not specific to Tur, either. After the Washington Post published the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape in October 2016, a recording where Trump bragged about kissing and grabbing women “by the pussy,” multiple women came forward to accuse him of similar unwelcome misconduct.
Of course he did. Everything he’s accused of, he did. Everything that’s rumored is true. And as bad as you’ve imagined him, he really is that bad. That’s what I think. It’s all going to be borne out. The only question is how much of what we value is left to salvage when it’s all over.
Hey. At least he didn’t grab anything. Baby steps I guess.
An attractive woman claims that unwanted contact with Trump’s made her skin crawl? More than anything that’s happened in the last week, THIS is what’s going to send Trump on a rage-fueled bender. Believe me.
The president is a pig. We knew that. I’d have erected a shrine to her had she kneed that s.o.b.
I’ll settle for the book. It’ll hurt him worse.