Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’

The following article by Rosalind S. Helderman and David Weigel was posted on the Washington Post website December 10, 2017:

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Dec. 10 said that the women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard.” (Reuters)

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that the women who have accused President Trump of touching or groping them without their consent “should be heard.”

Haley’s comments, made on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” diverged from the White House position on the more than a dozen women who have accused Trump of misconduct. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said that the White House’s position is that the women are lying and that the American people settled the issue by electing Trump despite the accusations.

Asked by CBS’s John Dickerson whether she considered the allegations a “settled issue,” given last year’s election results, Haley responded, “You know, that’s for the people to decide. I know that he was elected. But, you know, women should always feel comfortable coming forward. And we should all be willing to listen to them.” Continue reading “Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’”