Trump's campaign manager implies women don't pay the family bills

Paul Manafort
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Donald Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort has been called the campaign's secret weapon, although you wouldn't know it from watching him on MSNBC Thursday evening. In an attempt to explain why women will vote for Trump, Manafort blundered by claiming many women "can't afford their lives" and that their husbands "can't afford paying for the family bills":

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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.