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Trump on lewd remarks: ‘I was wrong and I apologise’

Republican calls leaked tape of his vulgar boasts about groping women ‘a distraction’

Donald Trump has apologised for lewd comments he made when he boasted about trying to have sex with an unidentified married woman and groping women, saying "when you're a star, they let you do it." Video: REUTERS/ WASHINGTON POST
Simon Carswell in Washington
Sat Oct 08 2016 - 10:39

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Simon Carswell

Simon Carswell

Simon Carswell is News Editor of The Irish Times