Campaign spokesman Katrina Pierson defended Donald Trump’s use of the world “bimbo” Monday, arguing that he “doesn’t reserve criticism for women. … If someone criticizes him, he criticizes them.”
Appearing on Fox News’s “The Kelly File” on Monday, Pierson said, “Many women reject this old-fashioned feminism as if we need someone to validate our existence. Many women respect the idea that someone treats them the same. It’s not just a slogan for many women anymore.”
Kelly asked Pierson about Trump’s language regarding women and she replied, “Just because you criticize a woman, particularly in response to her criticism of you, does not make you a sexist and does not make you a misogynist.”
When asked about Trump’s criticism of women’s looks, Pierson said, “Mr. Trump has criticized men too who have criticized him. This criticism isn’t reserved for women, and I think that’s the difference.” (RELATED: Trump Criticizes Carly Fiorina’s Looks: ‘Look At That Face!’)
Kelly then asked, “What about the word ‘bimbo’?”
“What about the word bimbo? It’s another thing. Mr. Trump has criticized women who have criticized him, just as he’s criticized men who have criticized him,” Pierson claimed.
“So that word is fine by you. You don’t see that word as sexist at all,” Kelly asked.
“Well even if it is sexist or not sexist, depending on how you perceive it, the point is, he doesn’t reserve criticism for women. That’s sexism. That’s misogyny,” Pierson argued. “If someone criticizes him, he criticizes them. It’s equal. It’s not just one-sided here, and I think that’s the point.”
Later, in an attempt to defend Trump’s record on women, Pierson said that Trump “has been very much accommodating to women in corporate America. He has more female executives than male executives. He has two sons but yet his daughter is going to be inheriting the company.”
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