Women’s Rights Trump Politics

President Trump and his administration clearly have a problem with women, perhaps not as big a problem as they should have, but they have a problem, nevertheless.

During the 2016 Presidential campaign, when confronted with his alleged sexism and misogyny, the President claimed that he “cherishes” women, but his own track record and the personal records of certain men in his administration indicate otherwise.

It seems that every time an allegation arises about a woman being sexually or physically abused by a Trumpie, we hear an unequivocal denial, a claim that the accusation is unproven in a court of law and therefore unfair and worst of all, just part of a sinister smear campaign to needlessly ruin a Trumpie’s career.

As a man who also “cherishes” women, here’s my personal advice to the President and his allies:

Whether you love or lust a woman, whether you are right or wrong in a disagreement with her, you have no right to put your hands on her. You can’t engage in unwanted touching and you certainly can’t engage in physical abuse.

And if you truly love her or ever loved her, you’re not supposed to call her a liar if she reveals negative information about you, especially if you’ve engaged in criminal activity. She has a right to free speech and to speak the truth.

Women have rights, regardless of what ideology you ascribe to, so one should stop engaging in political or legal mumbo jumbo and admit if you have done a woman wrong.

And women’s rights are more important than winning an election or protecting one’s political career.

So, start cherishing women for real and stop being an animal!

Craig R. Bayer, 2/12/18