In an interview for British TV, President Donald Trump admitted that he wouldn’t call himself a feminist, according to news host Piers Morgan. With their conversation scheduled to air on British network ITV on Sunday night, Morgan shared details of Trump’s confession on Twitter. Morgan’s Daily Mail column detailing the interview revealed that the two met for the discussion at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
In his Saturday tweet revealing what Trump said, Morgan quoted the president as saying, “No, I wouldn’t say I’m a feminist. I mean, I think that would be, maybe, going too far. I’m for women, I’m for men, I’m for everyone.”
BREAKING NEWS:
President Trump has declared he is NOT a feminist.
He tells me: ‘No, I wouldn’t say I’m a feminist. I mean, I think that would be, maybe, going too far. I’m for women, I’m for men, I’m for everyone.’
Full interview, Sunday, ITV, 10pm. pic.twitter.com/GCviovNb6o— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 27, 2018
Morgan, who won Trump’s show Celebrity Apprentice in 2008, addressed the irony of Trump’s comments in his column, mentioning that he asked Trump how he felt about “women who think he is the worst kind of sexist, misogynist pig.” Not exactly answering the question, Trump replied, “Well, I am for them and I think a lot of them understand that.”
Other highlights of the interview included Trump saying that women like that “there’s nobody better than [Trump] on the military” and that he believes “they want to be safe at home, in many different respects.” Adding onto Morgan’s relay of Trump’s feminism comments, the president reportedly said, “I think people have to go out, they have to go out and really do it, and they have to win. And women are doing great, and I’m happy about that.”
While Trump has denied recent sexual misconduct allegations against him, the timing of his remarks isn’t the greatest, what with the nation caught up in the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. Although, as many people online will point out, his truth about not being a feminist isn’t exactly groundbreaking.
Of course Trump is not a feminist.
But the fact that he’s willing to say so… well, that’s a whole different thing entirely. And it might be worse.https://t.co/LqUakug83O
— Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) January 27, 2018
Donald Trump saying he is “not a feminist” is the exact OPPOSITE of “Breaking News.” https://t.co/4mbRyfwygT
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) January 27, 2018
Morgan’s interview with Trump airs in full on Sunday night in the UK.