Wife of US presidential candidate Donald Trump Melania Trump has said obscene comments caught on videotape by her husband were unacceptable but did not represent the Donald Trump she knows.
In an interview with CNN, her first since the scandal began, Mrs Trump defended her husband’s conduct with women, saying he had never behaved inappropriately over the years. She said the Republican presidential nominee was guilty of boy talk but was egged on by host Billy Bush.
In the video, Mr Trump tells Mr Bush, who was then host of NBC’s Access Hollywood, that he can force himself on women because he is a star. The tape prompted dozens of Republicans to drop their support for him. Several women have since come forward and accused Mr Trump of sexual assault, which he denies.