Tarana Burke, the creator of the #MeToo movement, challenged the “audacity” of Americans to elect Donald Trump after the “Access Hollywood” tape.
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On “CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera,” the host asked, “Do you believe that where we are today is a result of a–a sort of, cultural wounds that were maybe opened during the campaign?”
Burke answered, “Oh, absolutely. I think that the audacity of the country to elect a president who was a known, self-admitted sexual predator and sexual harasser was probably a bridge too far for people.”
She added, “Like, we’ve come to a place where people feel emboldened to speak out loud, but I think, before #MeToo, it was just people being aghast that we could elect a president that could say the things that he said.” (RELATED: CNN’s Symone Sanders: ‘We Must Believe’ Accusers, Even If There’s No Proof [VIDEO])