Gretchen Carlson, Megyn Kelly React to Eric Trump’s Comments About Sexual Harassment

by Lindsey Ellefson | 1:56 pm, August 2nd, 2016

Eric Trump is having a banner day in terms of controversial media appearances and soundbites, even by his own very lofty standards. He got fact-checked and corrected in real time courtesy of a CNN chyron. He got brutally rebuked by a CBS anchor, too. His most controversial moment came, however, when he asserted that his sister, Ivanka Trump, “is a strong, powerful woman. She wouldn’t allow herself to be, you know, objected (sic) to (sexual harassment in the work place).”

Yes, he said that his sister wouldn’t “allow” herself to be sexually harassed. What does that imply about women like Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, whose stories of harassment have rocked the cable news industry over the last month? Does it mean they are not “strong, powerful” women because they “allowed” themselves to be harassed?

Plenty of people read that as victim-blaming…

-snip- (a tweet)

Rachel Sklar ✔
@rachelsklar

I wish Eric Trump had been around to advise Anita Hill back in the day. He could have saved everyone a lot of trouble!

12:37 PM - 2 Aug 2016
3 3 Retweets 10 10 likes

Gretchen Carlson ✔
@GretchenCarlson

Sad in 2016 we're still victim blaming women. Trust me I'm strong. #StandWithGretchen http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/eric-trump-ivanka-sexual-harassment-226556 …
10:54 AM - 2 Aug 2016

Megyn Kelly ✔
@megynkelly

Sigh. https://twitter.com/johnjharwood/status/760443114485985281 …
9:41 AM - 2 Aug 2016
6,734 6,734 Retweets 9,788 9,788 likes