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Democrats find the mud that finally sticks to Trump

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 01, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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The party has landed on a one-two punch that links angst about the cost of living to the growing feeling that Trump and his inner circle are getting richer.

Democrats find the mud that finally sticks to Trump

Weeks out from the 2016 presidential election, the revelation of leaked audio of then-Republican nominee Donald Trump boasting that he could grope and kiss women without their consent caused a political crisis.

His communications aide and confidant Hope Hicks would later testify that she thought the release of the Access Hollywood tapes – exemplified by the repugnant “grab ’em by the pussy” line – would be “devastating” to the campaign.

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