advice Trump gave a friend who had admitted some bad behavior toward women: “You’ve got to deny, deny, deny, and push back on these women. If you admit to anything and any culpability, then you’re dead. That was a big mistake you made. You didn’t come out guns blazing and just challenge them. You showed weakness. You’ve got to be strong. You’ve got to be aggressive. You’ve got to push back hard. You’ve got to deny anything that’s said about you. Never admit.”48 The friend he was advising had assaulted the women, but Trump was telling him that the facts had nothing to do with the situation.
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