Trump insists he is 'totally opposed to domestic violence'

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published 14 February 2018

President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he is "totally opposed to domestic violence of any kind." This marked the first time he had addressed the subject of domestic violence since former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter resigned last Wednesday after his two ex-wives publicly accused him of physical and verbal abuse.

Trump claimed Wednesday — more than a week after the allegations against Porter first broke — that "everyone knows" his feelings on domestic violence. "It almost wouldn't even have to be said," he added.

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Kelly O'Meara Morales is a staff writer at The Week. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and studied Middle Eastern history and nonfiction writing amongst other esoteric subjects. When not compulsively checking Twitter, he writes and records music, subsists on tacos, and watches basketball.

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