Ivanka, Eric Trump take to TV to clarify Donald Trump's views on sexual harassment
In an interview on Monday, Donald Trump said that if his eldest daughter, Ivanka, were subjected to sexual harassment at work, "I would like to think she would find another career or find another company." The question was prompted by the sexual harassment allegations that forced Roger Ailes out at Fox News, and Trump's answer wasn't widely seen as a realistic solution for most women in the workforce. So in interviews on Tuesday, Ivanka and her brother, Eric Trump, faced follow-up questions.
Eric Trump was first, on CBS This Morning. After a string of questions about Donald Trump's attacks on the family of Capt. Humayun Khan, a Muslim American who was killed in the line of duty in Iraq — a story Eric Trump said "was blown hugely out of proportion" — Charlie Rose asked Trump about his father's response to sexual harassment in the workplace. "There is no question that should obviously be addressed, and should be addressed strongly," he said, continuing:
Subjects of Ailes' alleged sexual harassment were among those who found Eric Trump's response at least as inadequate as his father's.
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On Fox News Tuesday night, Ivanka gave her own response, telling Greta Van Susteren that "sexual harassment is inexcusable in any setting. I think harassment in general, sexual or otherwise, is totally inexcusable. If it transpires, it needs to be reported, and it needs to be dealt with on a company level. We have a very strong HR team at the Trump Organization who is equipped to deal with these issues if they ever arise, and you hope they never arise. You hope you have a culture in which they never arise, but when they do, it needs to be dealt with swiftly."
Donald Trump's businesses have been sued at least twice since 2008 by women who claim to have been fired after reporting sexual harassment, USA Today reports, based on a review more than 4,000 legal actions against the Trump Organization. One of the cases was settled out of court, the other is still being litigated.
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