'Liar': Twitter rips apart Trump's 'creepy' tweets denying he forcibly kissed Rachel Crooks in 2006
"So you're saying you WOULD do this if you didn't think you'd be caught," one Twitter user asked.
US President Donald Trump pushed back against accusations made by a woman who said he forcibly kissed her in Trump Tower back in 2006 saying it "never happened". In a series of tweets, Trump dismissed the account of Rachel Crooks, one of the 19 women who have come forward accusing him of sexual misconduct, and claimed he never met her.
In a Washington Post feature published on Monday (19 February), Crooks recounted her story that Trump kissed her without her consent on the 24th floor of the Manhattan building in January 2006. She was a 22-year-old secretary at the time.
"He started kissing me on one cheek, then the other cheek," she told The Post. "He was talking to me in between kisses, asking where I was from, or if I wanted to be a model. He wouldn't let go of my hand, and then he went right in and started kissing me on the lips.
"It felt like a long kiss," she added. "The whole thing probably lasted two minutes, maybe less."
Earlier this month, Crooks announced that she was running for a seat in the Ohio legislature.
Trump, however, appeared to hit back at Crooks' claims saying: "A woman I don't know and, to the best of my knowledge, never met, is on the FRONT PAGE of the Fake News Washington Post saying I kissed her (for two minutes yet) in the lobby of Trump Tower 12 years ago. Never happened! Who would do this in a public space with live security cameras running.
"Another False Accusation. Why doesn't @washingtonpost report the story of the women taking money to make up stories about me? One had her home mortgage paid off. Only @FoxNews so reported...doesn't fit the Mainstream Media narrative."
Just over an hour later, Crooks immediately clapped back at Trump on Twitter.
Please, by all means, share the footage from the hallway outside the 24th floor residential elevator bank on the morning of January 11, 2006. Let’s clear this up for everyone. It’s liars like you in politics that have prompted me to run for office myself. https://t.co/ir7EEKoXRU https://t.co/GmkkZ5jUc7
— Rachel Crooks for Ohio (@RachelforOhio) February 20, 2018
Social media users immediately ripped apart Trump's denial of the incident saying his claim that it "never happened" because he would never do such a thing "in a public space with live security cameras running" only made him look "guilty and creepy".
"So you're saying you WOULD do this if you didn't think you'd be caught," one Twitter user asked.
Another added: "Yeah, be smart! You should only assault women in private, away from security cameras and prying eyes!"
Meanwhile, others pointed out Trump's history of making controversial statements and pointed to the infamous Access Hollywood tape in which Trump bragged about groping women.
YOU would!
— Bison Brewski (@BisonBrewski) February 20, 2018
1. You're a sociopathic predator.
2. You own the building so it would be easy to have security footage scrubbed & what security guard would say anything to their boss?
3. You've always thought you can get away with anything.
So yeah, YOU would do it!
"I’m automatically attracted to beautiful—I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything" ~Trump in the 2005 Access Hollywood tape https://t.co/8rRO6jWD4O
— Carrie Dann (@CarrieNBCNews) February 20, 2018
The "best of your knowledge" is a low bar. I wouldn't use that phrase if I were the fucking moron you are.
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) February 21, 2018
Kind of like you never met Putin?
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) February 20, 2018
Trump, you’re a pathological liar! #WeBelieveHer
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) February 20, 2018
You would.
— Stavros (The Cat) (@alias_burgerboy) February 21, 2018
You just walk right up to them and kiss them, you can do anything, you can grab them by the ...
But I guess the faces become a blur after doing it so often.
So the reason you wouldn't sexually harass someone is because there are cameras? Not because...you shouldn't... sexually assult someone..?? Make America gr8888 am I right guys https://t.co/gERSancNAS
— Jarett ✌ (@jarettloeffler) February 20, 2018
Rachel Crooks didn't say it was in the lobby of Trump Tower. She said it was in the hallway outside of Bayrock's office in Trump Tower, which was a relatively quiet and untraveled area, And she said her requests for Trump to release security camera footage have gone unanswered. https://t.co/DzF9q7Aqjh
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) February 20, 2018
Why would we trust him? He lies more than he breathes
— Tori the ladybird lover (@toriladybuguk) February 20, 2018
He must be scared. Good.
— Jude (@h2ofizz) February 20, 2018
So you’re saying you WOULD do this if you didn’t think you’d be caught. pic.twitter.com/wyqD208Lu0
— Jason Modica (@JasonModica) February 20, 2018
"To the best of my knowledge". What happened to your "best memory"?
— Jon B (@jonniebrooks62) February 21, 2018
Another woman has publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual assault today.
— Treason Memes (@treasonstickers) February 20, 2018
An allegation like this would bring most Presidencies to an end but it’s not even a big deal because it’s only the 4th most damaging headline about Trump today.
Trump admitted on a recording that he kissed women whether they liked it or not, grabbed them against their will, used physical force when necessary, and was able to molest females in these ways because he was “a starâ€.
— Biscuit Weezie 🎂ðŸ°ðŸªðŸ”ðŸŒðŸŸðŸ«ðŸ¦ðŸ©ðŸ¥žðŸªðŸ˜ðŸ¦“🦒ðŸ¢ðŸ¦”🦈 (@MarlaWeezie) February 20, 2018
This particular woman is more than likely telling the truth
BAM! Let's go to the tape. Shall we @realDonaldTrump!https://t.co/2kea3dYKzT
— 🖕ðŸ»Aunt Crabby 🖕🻠(@DearAuntCrabby) February 20, 2018
— Barbershop Politicsâ„¢ (@knowpoliticsnow) February 20, 2018
