共和黨總統候選人川普在今年早些時候曾表示：“沒有人比我對婦女更尊重”（There’s nobody — nobody — that has more respect for women than I do）。然而，華盛頓郵報和NBC新聞在星期五曝光了一段川普用淫穢語言談論婦女的視頻。這段談話發生在2005年10月某日（不久前川普剛與他的第三任妻子Melania Trump結婚），當時川普和電視節目“Access Hollywood”主持人Billy Bush正乘坐該節目的專用大客車，去客串一部肥皂劇。視頻錄製者只拍攝了客車的外景和川普等人下車後的活動，但是車內一個麥克風卻錄下了兩人的談話。

這段談話一經公布，立即引來軒然大波。各界人士紛紛對川普侮辱婦女的言論進行口誅筆伐，認為這等於是對婦女的sexual assault。這個在第二次總統候選人辯論前兩天發生的突發事件，已經成為對川普選戰的重大威脅。

那麼川普究竟說了些什麼？讓我們來看一看（我將引用英文原文，以免引發歧義）：

Donald Trump: You know and I moved on her actually. You know she was down on Palm Beach.

Unknown: She used to be great. She’s still very beautiful.

Trump: I moved on her and I failed. I’ll admit it. I did try and f*** her. She was married.

Unknown: That’s huge news.

Trump. No, no, Nancy. This was— And I moved on her very heavily in fact. I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said I’ll show you where they have some nice furniture. I took her out furniture. I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn’t get there, and she was married.

Then all of a sudden I see her, she’s now got the big, phony tits and everything. She’s totally changed her look.

[The men spot Arianne Zucker waiting for them outside the bus]

Bush: Sheesh, your girl’s hot as shit. In the purple.

Trump: Whoa! Yes! Whoa!

Unknown: Yes! The Donald has scored. Whoa, my man!

Trump: Look at you. You are a pussy.

[crosstalk as the bus doors open and close - Trump is still on the bus]

Trump: Maybe it’s a different one.

Bush: It better not be the publicist. No, it’s her. It’s —

Trump: Yeah, that’s her. With the gold. I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful - I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.

And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything.

Bush: Whatever you want.

Trump: Grab them by the p****. You can do anything.

Bush: Yeah those legs, all I can see is the legs.

Trump: Oh, it looks good.

Bush: Come on, shorty.
Trump: Oh, nice legs, huh?
Bush: Oof, get out of the way, honey. Oh, that’s goo legs. Go ahead.

Trump: It’s always good if you don’t fall out of the bus. Like Ford, Gerald Ford, remember?

[Trump knocks on the bus door to get out]

Bush: Down below. Pull the handle.

Trump: Hello. How are you? Hi.

Arianne Zucker: Hi Mr Trump. How are you?

Trump: Nice seeing you. Terrific, terrific. You know Billy Bush?

Bush: Hello, nice to see you. How you doing, Arianne?

Zucker: I’m doing very well, thank you. Are you ready to be a soap star?

Trump: We’re ready, let’s go. Make me a soap star.

Bush: How about a little hug for the Donald? He just got off the bus.

Zucker: Would you like a little hug, darling?

Trump: Absolutely. Melania said this was okay.

Bush: How about a little hug for the Bushy? I just got off the bus. Here we go. Excellent. Well you’ve got a nice co-star here.

Trump: Good. After you. Come on, Billy, don’t be shy.

[The three of them start walking towards the set]

Bush: Soon as a beautiful woman shows up he just, he takes off. This always happens.
Let the little guy in here, come on.

Zucker: Yeah let the little guy in. How you feel now? Better? I should actually be in the middle.

Bush: it’s hard to walk next to a guy like this. Yeah, you get in the middle. There we go.

Zucker: This is much better. This is—

Trump: That’s better.

Bush: Now, if you had to choose honestly between one of us. Me or the Donald?

Trump: I don’t know, that’s rough competition. That’s some pressure right there.

Bush: Seriously, you had to take one of us as a date.

Zucker: I have to take the Fifth on that one. Yep. I’ll take both.

（來源：http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/read-donald-trumps-lewd-remarks-about-women-on-days-of-our-lives-set-2005-groping-star-a7351381.html）

在洶湧而來的批評聲中，川普在星期五接連發出兩次道歉。第一次是通過他的競選班子發出的：

“This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course — not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended.”

（來源：http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/trump-caught-on-video-making-lewd-crude-remarks-about-women/）

這個道歉似乎是在說：這種談話本來就是胡侃，比爾·克林頓說的黃話更露骨，你們怎麼不管啊？

於是這個道歉被批評為“不誠懇”。迫於形勢，川普於星期五晚上在Facebook上發布一個視頻，再次道歉：

"I've never said I'm a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I'm not. I've said and done things I regret, and the words released today on this more than a decade-old video are one of them. Anyone who knows me knows these words don't reflect who I am. I said it, I was wrong and I apologize.

I have traveled the country talking about change for America, but my travels have also changed me. I've spent time with grieving mothers who've lost their children, laid-off workers whose jobs have gone to other countries, and people from all walks of life who just want a better future. I have gotten to know the great people of our country and I've been humbled by the faith they've placed in me. I pledge to be a better man tomorrow, and will never, ever let you down.

Let's be honest, we're living in the real world. This is nothing more than a distraction from the important issues we're facing today.

We are losing our jobs, we are less safe than we were eight years ago and Washington is totally broken. Hillary Clinton and her kind have run our country into the ground. I've said some foolish things, but there's a big difference between the words and actions of other people. Bill Clinton has actually abused women, and Hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims. We will discuss this more in the coming days. See you at the debate on Sunday."

（來源：http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/10/08/donald-trumps-apology-his-2005-video-comments-full-transcript/91775950/）

這次川普終於說了“我錯了，我道歉”，但是強調不能根據那些錯話就判斷他的為人。他認為應該更關注國計民生的大問題，而不是這類小事。此外，他再次提及比爾·克林頓玩弄女性，並說希拉里是比爾的幫凶。這樣的道歉似乎也不能平息眾怒，反而有火上澆油之虞。 嚴重的後果已經顯現：四名共和黨國會議員宣布撤銷對川普的支持，而共和黨大佬眾議院議長Paul Ryan取消了星期六川普參加他競選活動的計劃，並表示川普的言論令他厭惡。今後幾天，這個事件恐將繼續發酵。

也許有人會懷疑：為什麼一段11年前的談話，在總統候選人第二次辯論前夕被拋出來炒作？這後面會不會有精心設計的陰謀？當然這種可能不能排除，然而還是要看川普到底說了什麼。打個比方：如果有一位“中國人民的老朋友”被爆出曾經私下說過“殺光中國人”之類的話，這樣的話恐怕現在也不能被接受。

很想問問那些支持川普的女士們：你們難道真願意川普這樣的人當總統嗎？