Donald Trump finally showed his true colors Friday morning.
Instead of quietly lying that he couldn’t tell the FBI to investigate the accusations of attempted rape against Brett Kavanaugh, he finally acted like the Donald we all know too well.
He attacked his SCOTUS nominee’s accuser on Twitter, implying her claim must be false because she didn’t report it when it happened three decades ago.
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That’s when women responded en masse with #WhyIDidntReport.
Celebrities, politicians, women young and old, even one of Trump’s accusers shared their stories of being assaulted — and the fear that kept them silent.
Alyssa Milano got the ball rolling with her own admission before the hashtag got started:
Hey, @realDonaldTrump, Listen the fuck up.
I was sexually assaulted twice. Once when I was a teenager. I never filed a police report and it took me 30 years to tell me parents.
If any survivor of sexual assault would like to add to this please do so in the replies. #MeToo https://t.co/n0Aymv3vCi
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 21, 2018
Then later added:
I see you. I hear you. I believe you. I AM you.#MeToo #WhyIDidntReport pic.twitter.com/7kWjcV0lsm
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 21, 2018
Others wrote:
I was 17. Raped by a friend. I was confused. In denial. Afraid. His parents were richer & better connected than my parents. He was a "good" student. Ppl liked him. The only friend I told–responded w: "He wld never do that." I didn't think anyone would help me. #WhyIDidntReport https://t.co/YbCuIMg07M
— Abigail Hauslohner (@ahauslohner) September 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/JennyThePierce/status/1043205934166761474
I was 19. With a terrifying look in his eyes, he pinned me down, grabbed both my wrists with 1 hand & tried to unbutton my pants with another. I kicked him as hard as I could in the crotch and ran out. He didn’t actually rape me so I thought “nothing” happened. #WhyIDidntReport
— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) September 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/GiaReyes_/status/1043219808798556162
#WhyIDidntReport I worked in Trump Tower at a company partnered with the Trump Organization. We had no HR department, no protocol, & @realDonaldTrump owned the building. Also, I was embarrassed that it happened, & thought it reflected poorly on me, not him. I know better now.
— Rachel Crooks (@RachelforOhio) September 21, 2018
Because I had never seen a survivor come forward and be treated with dignity, so why would I believe my case would be different? #WhyIDidntReport
— Miss Michigan (@MissAmericaMI) September 21, 2018
Also my parents do love me. They don’t know what happened. They did not report. They do love me.
— sara (@sarafifii) September 21, 2018
Abused for years by (now deceased) relative. Too young to understand what was happening. Too young to know it was even a crime. Only knew I hated it. Was told “It will hurt your mommy if you tell anyone”. And I loved my mother more than anything. #WhyIDidntReport
— Donna Lynne Champlin (@DLChamplin) September 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/ShireenGhorbani/status/1043232948344971265
I was 15.
I was devastated.
I was angry.
I still wanted to try to be a “normal” teenage girl.
I wasn’t comfortable letting people see a vulnerable or sad side of myself.
I lived in a tiny community.
He was a sports star.
Anymore questions? #WhyIDidntReport— ✨kitten with a whip ✨ (@LeslieSimone_) September 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/lizzieohreally/status/1043257983587692544
Because at 7 yo I believed he would make good on his threat of death spoken while holding a gun to my head. But if I were to ever see him rise to any level of celebrity or public service, the knives would be out. #WhyIDidntReport
— Rapunsal Grant (no 2 cis) ⚽???????????????? (@rapgrant9700) September 21, 2018
I was a sophomore in HS
I had convinced my parents I could handle dating at 15.5 yrs.
They knew the boy & his mother
My father would have killed him
I'd have been a pariah at school
He'd be cheered. I'd be a slut
I'd be grounded forever
I WAS 15.5 YEARS OLD#WhyIDidntReport— Really_Polly???? “Get Your Booster" (@really_polly) September 21, 2018
I was so afraid of my family's reaction. I was afraid to be looked at differently. Tarnished, broken…it was too important to appear as strong as my female relatives. I allowed it to happen.. was my reasoning #WhyIDidntReport
— womensbodiesmatter (@kissaj) September 21, 2018
He was my dad.
How do you report your dad?
Later (a few months ago) I learned he's still hurting people I love. And ya know what?
I reported him.
I tried not to look the cops in the eye, because that made it easier, but I could tell even they were disgusted.
— Jennifer Greenberg ????️ (@JennMGreenberg) September 21, 2018
#WhyIDidntReport bc I thought it was fault. He’s a nice guy. It’s his bday. Bc I thought our mutual friends would hate me &blame me. When another women came forward & I knew it wasn’t a stand alone incident, I reported it. Nothing happened. His children’s book is back in stores.
— Milana Vayntrub (@MintMilana) September 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1043222976651517952
Some used the opportunity to talk about what happened when they did…
I did report. I went to the hospital and the SVU in Brooklyn and told them what happened to me.
They told me what I described was a rape. I was starting law school in 3 weeks so I decided not to press charges. Biggest mistake of my life. #WhyIDidntReport
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) September 21, 2018
I did, it didn’t matter, I was dismissed, disparaged, & I still get blamed #WhyIDidntReport
— Daryl Hannah (@dhlovelife) September 21, 2018
My second attack was done by 3 guys from my command who "hated chicks in the service". .. i was raped and left 4 dead. When I reported…they got promoted to special forces I got sent to " anger management" #WhyIDidntReport
— #AuntySochelle ???? (@CathesComicz) September 21, 2018
Now do you see??
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