Trump says he didn't apologize to Melania. Melania claims he did.
Donald Trump is famously reluctant to ever offer an apology for anything, and as he told American audiences watching the presidential debate Thursday night, he didn't even apologize to his wife, Melania Trump, when allegations of his sexual misconduct began to arise.
"Because I didn't do anything," Trump stressed. "I didn't know any of these women, I didn't see these women."
Trump has been heavily criticized for publicly withholding an apology to his wife, especially in the wake of audio tapes that captured him lewdly talking about groping women and having an affair after newly married to Melania. In an explanatory video recorded by Trump, he failed to publicly apologize directly to his wife or family.
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Melania Trump, meanwhile, has maintained she did indeed receive her apology:
The truth on this one, it seems, remains between the Trumps.
