Thursday, 6 April 2017
President Donald Trump on Wednesday came to the defense of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly over his alleged sexual harassment scandal.
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This comes after it was reported on Saturday
that the five women at Fox network who accused Mr. O'Reilly of
inappropriate sexual behavior, including verbal abuse, lewd comments and
unwanted advances had received settlements totaling about $13 million
from Mr. O'Reilly and 21st Century Fox in lawsuits dating back to
2002.
Mr. O'Reilly denied the
allegations, disclosing that the settlements were only reached to
protect his children from public harassment.
Speaking
in an interview with The New York Times, Trump said,
'I think he’s a person I know well — he is a good person. I think he shouldn’t have settled; personally, I think he shouldn’t have settled. Because you should have taken it all the way. I don’t think Bill did anything wrong.'⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Last year, it could also be
recalled that when former Fox News chief Roger Ailes, was accused of
sexual harassment, President Trump also came to his defense.⠀⠀⠀⠀
'I
think they are unfounded just based on what I’ve read,' Trump said of
the accusations against Ailes. 'Totally unfounded, based on what I
read.'
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