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Nah, that's just slander propagated by the enemies of the people! Besides, Trump has been saved by God himself when that assassin tried to shoot him last year, so even if he looks like the devil and quacks... er, talks like the devil, he must be the Saviour reborn to redeem America!

/s (just in case...)

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that /s was much needed. Im in florida at the moment and a LOT of people unironically believe everything you just said

There was literally a tape... and it's completely consistent with his other behavior. We should be honest with ourselves about politicians, warts and all.

I acknowledge your point that politicians of all stripes (Clinton, some Kennedys, Gingrich, Trump, Larry Craig, Eric Massa as examples) flout sexual mores. I think the difference here is that conservative politicians in the past have used a "character matters" stance to do things like impeach Bill Clinton. Did you know Brett Kavanaugh was deeply involved on the Republican side?

I agree we should be honest about politician's warts, and I'll even go so far as to say that some things go too far, and should be impeachable.

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