Gretchen Carlson gave her dog a Donald Trump chew toy
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Former Fox News commentator Gretchen Carlson became an unexpected champion of women's empowerment after she came forward in July to accuse the network's chairman, Roger Ailes, of sexual harassment.
While Carlson wouldn't go into specifics about her exit from the network or her battle against Ailes, she did answer Time's questions about a similarly prominent and influential man accused of harassing women: Donald Trump. "I am saddened by the prevalence of powerful men disrespecting and objectifying women — and getting away with it for years," she said. "I am particularly distressed when people in the public eye who influence our culture perpetuate sexism."
Carlson received a $20 million settlement from Fox News in September, and today is working to understand "what we need to do to change the system so that women feel safe." And as for Donald Trump? She might have gotten the last laugh there, too:
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[Carlson] lives in a stately $5 million house in Greenwich, Connecticut, with two kids, a husband, and an overly friendly nonshedding Lagotto Romagnolo dog who carries a Donald Trump chew toy that says Bite me. (She claims to also own a Hillary Clinton one, but the dog does not favor it.) [Time]
Read more about Carlson's plans for the future (become a professional violinist, perhaps?) at Time.
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