Wednesday is International Women’s Day, meaning that it’s time to pledge support, love and respect for women, who make the American economy move.
President Donald Trump is also chiming in because, of course, there’s nobody that has more respect for women than he does. Trump took to Twitter naturally to express his support, in a tweet that does not sound like Trump’s voice whatsoever.
I have tremendous respect for women and the many roles they serve that are vital to the fabric of our society and our economy.
— President Trump 45 Archived (@POTUS45) March 8, 2017
On International Women's Day, join me in honoring the critical role of women here in America & around the world.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2017
Trump’s tweets have been met by people wondering if Trump really does have “tremendous respect for women.”
No you don't. You're a p***y grabber. Commenting on International Women's Day has to be your most hypocritical tweet ever.
— The Socialist Party (@OfficialSPGB) March 8, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump Trump on International Women's Day: "I'm gonna treat 'em with respect. Unless they're ugly and have small tits."
— XAlanX (@mightnotalwaysb) March 8, 2017
Because Trump has such a long and storied history on the social site, his previous opinions about women in the workforce were pretty easy to bring up.
.@realDonaldTrump A true beacon of respect for women. https://t.co/Yxg4kJCR2s pic.twitter.com/WhQz4g67z4
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 8, 2017
The fact you have to go on Twitter to say 'Hey everyone, I really respect women, honest!' is a telling sign that you don't.
— Mike (@Mike_P_Williams) March 8, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump Was this showing tremendous respect? pic.twitter.com/TMoPyOETfz
— jordan (@JordanUhl) March 8, 2017
Matt Haig was referring to this 2013 tweet by Trump:
26,000 unreported sexual assults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2013
Outside the social media world, reactions aren’t much better.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., trashed the president on MSNBC on Wednesday. “Talk is cheap, put your money where your mouth is,” she said. “Give us some of the rules and regulations that will be helpful to this economy, helpful to women, helpful to our families, helpful to our communities.”
Warren added, “Don’t support something like an Affordable Care Act amendment that’s going to drive up costs and cut coverage. Don’t support deregulation of giant financial institutions. That’s not going to help women. That’s not going to help anyone in this country except those who have already become billionaires.”
"Talk is cheap. Put your money where your mouth is." —Sen. Elizabeth Warren on @MSNBC re: Trump's #InternationalWomensDay tweets pic.twitter.com/DF6Kk1W1FV
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 8, 2017
On this International Women’s Day there seems to be at least one silver lining to Trump’s high political profile. As CNN and NPR have reported, more women are running for office than ever before and becoming more and more involved in fighting for their rights — and that’s partly because of Donald Trump’s win.
