‘Anonymous’ Ex-Official Drops Disgusting Claim About Trump and Ivanka.
Donald Trump's "naked sexism," including toward his own daughter, is described in a new book by Miles Taylor, the former Trump administration official who famously wrote a scathing op-ed about the former president under the pen name "Anonymous."
Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, describes several incidents that made women in the Trump administration uncomfortable in his upcoming book Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, an extract of which was obtained exclusively by Newsweek.
These incidents included, the book says, claims by aides that Trump made lewd comments about his daughter Ivanka's appearance and talked about "what it might be like to have sex with her." This prompted a rebuke from his chief of staff, the book says.
It comes after several former staffers last month spoke about Trump's pattern of behaving inappropriately with women while president, after a New York jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming journalist E. Jean Carroll. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and is appealing the Carroll judgment, but his alleged behavior toward women may impact his chances of securing another term in the White House in 2024.
"There still are quite a few female leaders from the Trump administration who have held their tongues about the unequal treatment they faced in the administration at best, and the absolute naked sexism they experienced with the hands of Donald Trump at worst," Taylor told Newsweek.
In his book, Taylor describes Trump's "undisguised sexism" toward the women in his administration, from relatively low-level aides to cabinet secretaries.
He recalls witnessing such behavior first-hand in meetings with Trump and Kirstjen Nielsen, who was secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019.
"When we were with him, Kirstjen did her best to ignore the president's inappropriate behavior," Taylor writes in his book. "He called her 'sweetie' and 'honey,' and critiqued her makeup and outfits."
After a crass comment from Trump, he recalls Nielsen whispering to him: "Trust me, this is not a healthy workplace for women." Nielsen has been contacted for comment.
He also recalled that Kellyanne Conway, who served as senior counselor, had once referred to Trump as a "misogynistic bully" after a meeting during which he had "berated" several female leaders in the administration.
Trump had lashed out at Nielsen and other White House staff about the border during that March 2019 meeting, according to a source familiar with the incident.
A source in Conway's office denied she made the comment. "That is a lie," the source told Newsweek. "Despite trying to resuscitate the 15 minutes of fame, Miles Taylor should have stayed 'Anonymous.'"
Taylor also recalled how during one Oval Office meeting, Trump thought he saw Sarah Huckabee Sanders, then White House press secretary, in the room outside it.
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Donald Trump's "naked sexism," including toward his own daughter, is described in a new book by Miles Taylor, the former Trump administration official who famously wrote a scathing op-ed about the former president under the pen name "Anonymous."
Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, describes several incidents that made women in the Trump administration uncomfortable in his upcoming book Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, an extract of which was obtained exclusively by Newsweek.
These incidents included, the book says, claims by aides that Trump made lewd comments about his daughter Ivanka's appearance and talked about "what it might be like to have sex with her." This prompted a rebuke from his chief of staff, the book says.
It comes after several former staffers last month spoke about Trump's pattern of behaving inappropriately with women while president, after a New York jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming journalist E. Jean Carroll. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and is appealing the Carroll judgment, but his alleged behavior toward women may impact his chances of securing another term in the White House in 2024.
"There still are quite a few female leaders from the Trump administration who have held their tongues about the unequal treatment they faced in the administration at best, and the absolute naked sexism they experienced with the hands of Donald Trump at worst," Taylor told Newsweek.
In his book, Taylor describes Trump's "undisguised sexism" toward the women in his administration, from relatively low-level aides to cabinet secretaries.
He recalls witnessing such behavior first-hand in meetings with Trump and Kirstjen Nielsen, who was secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019.
"When we were with him, Kirstjen did her best to ignore the president's inappropriate behavior," Taylor writes in his book. "He called her 'sweetie' and 'honey,' and critiqued her makeup and outfits."
After a crass comment from Trump, he recalls Nielsen whispering to him: "Trust me, this is not a healthy workplace for women." Nielsen has been contacted for comment.
He also recalled that Kellyanne Conway, who served as senior counselor, had once referred to Trump as a "misogynistic bully" after a meeting during which he had "berated" several female leaders in the administration.
Trump had lashed out at Nielsen and other White House staff about the border during that March 2019 meeting, according to a source familiar with the incident.
A source in Conway's office denied she made the comment. "That is a lie," the source told Newsweek. "Despite trying to resuscitate the 15 minutes of fame, Miles Taylor should have stayed 'Anonymous.'"
Taylor also recalled how during one Oval Office meeting, Trump thought he saw Sarah Huckabee Sanders, then White House press secretary, in the room outside it.
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00:00 Anonymous, ex-official drops disgusting claim about Trump and Ivanka.
00:04 A former Trump administration official has made some stomach-churning allegations in
00:09 his new book that ex-President Donald Trump made repulsive, sexual comments about his
00:14 own daughter, Ivanka.
00:16 In an excerpt of "Blowback!
00:18 A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump," obtained by Newsweek, Miles Taylor
00:23 wrote that "Aides said 'Trump' talked about Ivanka Trump's breasts, her backside, and
00:30 what it might be like to have sex with her."
00:32 He claimed Trump's chief of staff at the time, John Kelly, had "to remind the president
00:38 that Ivanka was his daughter" and retold the story to Taylor with "visible disgust."
00:44 It does not, however, appear that Taylor was in the room himself to witness the comments.
00:49 He did recall firsthand instances with other female officials in which Trump displayed
00:54 "inappropriate behavior" as a "misogynistic bully."
00:59 Taylor previously lied repeatedly about not being the anonymous author of a scathing New
01:03 York Times op-ed about the Trump administration.
01:07 After resigning as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, Taylor became extremely
01:13 vocal about his distaste for Trump and outed himself as the anonymous author.