Trump’s accusers should be heard, says UN ambassador Nikki Hayley
Washington — Women who accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct "should be heard", US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday, in an apparent divergence from the White House line. Trump — who was infamously caught on tape boasting about groping women — has faced more than a dozen allegations of sexual misconduct, which he and the White House have rejected. "Women who accuse anyone should be heard. They should be heard and they should be dealt with," Haley said on CBS’s Face the Nation when asked how Trump’s accusers should be assessed. The official line from the White House has been that Trump’s election victory was the final word on the accusations. "I think we heard from them prior to the election. And I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up," Haley said. When asked whether the vote meant the issue was settled, Haley responded: "That’s for the people to decide. I know that he was electe...
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