Donald Trump invokes Bill Clinton assault allegations to question Hillary's support for women
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Donald Trump doesn't have the best track record when it comes to women, but that hasn't stopped the presumptive Republican presidential nominee from attacking his female opponent on the issue.
Trump posted an Instagram video Monday featuring interviews with women who claim former President Bill Clinton has sexually assaulted them, along with the caption: "Is Hillary really protecting women?"
Watch below. Julie Kliegman
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A video posted by Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) on May 23, 2016 at 8:27am PDT
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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