Trump doubles down on sexist attack, says Clinton couldn't win city council race without 'woman card'

Trump defends his claims that Clinton is playing the "gender card".
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Donald Trump faced backlash on Tuesday after claiming that Hillary Clinton wouldn't "get 5 percent of the vote" if she were a man. "The only thing she's got going is the women's vote," Trump said.

Rather than back down on his comments, Trump defended his claims Thursday on the Today show, arguing that "without the woman's card, Hillary would not even be a viable person to run for city council positions."

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"She's playing that card like I have never seen anybody play it before," Trump said. Watch the video at Today.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.