After video surfaced Friday of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump saying he would "grab [women] by the pussy" among other obscene, sexist comments, many Republican politicians condemned the candidate's actions.
The video, obtained by the Washington Post, showed Trump and and Todayshow co-host Billy Bush (at the time with Access Hollywood) in 2005 talking about women in extremely graphic terms.
"I did try and f*ck her, she was married...I moved on her heavily...I moved on her like a bitch," Trump says at one point.
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"And when you're a star they let you do it," Trump says of his attempts. "You can do anything."
Republican politicians were quick to respond:
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Some of the Republican responses, however, fell into the cliché of speaking on behalf of "wives and daughters" rather than, well, any woman. Many on Twitter noticed the irony:
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Trump released his own apology video, which he ended with "See you at the debate on Sunday."
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