8 Biggest Donald Trump Scandals

Oct 02, 2023, 10:46 IST

Moohita Kaur Garg

Sexual assault allegations

Over the years, according to New York Magazine, around 20 women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault against Trump.

Marital rape

Allegedly, in 1989, angry over a painful scalp-reduction surgery, Trump raped his then-wife Ivana Trump. The allegation was made in a book by Harry Hurt. During their divorce case, Ivana said she "felt violated" and that her husband had raped her.

Grab them by the p****

In 2005, a video of Trump boasting about assaulting women went viral, in which he infamously said "Grab them by the p***y. "You can do anything," he said, adding, "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."

Discrimination

Trump, who over the years has been part of the pageant business, has been accused of keeping black women out of pageants. Furthermore, he and his father, in 1973, were accused of housing discrimination at 39 sires in and around New York.

Underpaid illegal workers

In 1980, the businessman allegedly hired 200 undocumented Polish workers at substandard wages of $5 per hour to tear down the architecturally beloved Bonwit Teller store. His beloved Trump Tower was built in its place.

State secrets

Trump kept classified information about another country's nuclear secrets at his Mar-a-Lago country club in an unsecured storeroom. These were recovered by the FBI in a raid.

Provoking insurrection

In January 2021, Trump provoked his supporters to rally against Joe Biden after losing in the Presidential elections. Result: The infamous Capitol riots.

Four bankruptcies

Over the years, the businessman's companies have declared bankruptcy four times, reports The Atlantic.

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