Washington GOP official: Trump’s remarks made when he was a Dem

by Nikita Vladimirov - 10/07/16 11:55 PM ET

Washington State GOP Party Chairwoman Susan Hutchison is defending Donald Trump’s controversial comments about going after women.

Hutchison said the 2005 remarks were made when Trump was a Democrat, and criticized Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for slamming her Republican rival over the comments.

“Donald Trump’s comments in 2005 – 11 years ago were made when he was a Democrat,” Hutchison said, according to a report by KING5 in Washington. “The hypocrisy of Hillary Clinton to say Trump does not belong in the White House when her husband defined this behavior.”

Trump made a series of lewd remarks in the 2005 audio, including that women would let him “do anything” because he’s famous.

“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything.

“Grab them by the p—-,” Trump adds. “You can do anything.”

Trump’s Virginia campaign chair, Corey Stewart, also defended the Republican nominee on Friday, stating that women are “not concerned about whether he acted like a frat boy, as a lot of guys do.”

Those Republicans appear to be in the minority, however.

Many other Republican office-holders have blasted Trump over the comments.

In Washington, Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers condemned the remarks, and House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, withdrew his support of the GOP nominee altogether.

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