AP has repeatedly documented Trump’s comments about women, including crude sexual remarks, gendered insults, and demeaning descriptions of female public figures. Coverage of his campaign and presidency has treated these statements as part of a long pattern that critics describe as sexist and misogynistic.

Reuters has reported on Trump using sexist or demeaning language toward women, including female political opponents and advisers, and on how those remarks became part of broader criticism of his treatment of women. The reporting frames the comments as examples of gender-based attacks that were politically consequential.

More than 20 former crew members, editors and contestants on Trump’s “Apprentice” reality show described a pattern of crass behavior and demeaning comments on the set. Trump repeatedly addressed women with sexist language, rated female contestants by the size of their breasts and talked about which ones he’d like to have sex with, the people told The Associated Press. Jill Harth, a former business associate, says Trump put his hands under her skirt during a business dinner in 1992 and, on another occasion, tried to force himself on her; she sued Trump for sexual harassment in 1997 before later dropping the suit after a separate settlement, and Trump has denied her allegations.

Reuters reports on the political fallout from the release of a 2005 videotape in which Trump is heard boasting about groping women, including the line, "When you’re a star, they let you do it, you can do anything," followed by, "Grab them by the pussy." The article notes that the comments were widely condemned by members of his own party, with many Republicans calling them "repugnant" and "unacceptable" and some urging him to drop out of the 2016 presidential race, while Trump characterized the exchange as "locker‑room banter" and issued an apology.

An ongoing USA TODAY investigation of Trump’s 4,000-plus lawsuits shows that he and his companies have been accused for years of mistreating women. Allegations outlined in at least 20 separate lawsuits accuse Trump and managers at his companies of discriminating against women, ignoring sexual harassment complaints and even participating in the harassment themselves. In one case at Trump’s Los Angeles golf course, sworn statements by employees describe how Trump himself allegedly directed managers to discriminate against women who did not meet his standards for attractiveness.

The New York Times reports on allegations from Jessica Leeds and Rachel Crooks that Donald Trump touched or kissed them without consent. Leeds told the Times that in the early 1980s, while seated next to Trump in first class on an airplane, "Mr. Trump grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hand up her skirt" until she fled to the back of the plane. Crooks said that when she was 22 and working as a receptionist at Trump Tower, Trump "kissed her directly on the mouth" outside an elevator after she introduced herself; Trump has denied both women's accounts.

The ACLU describes that during his presidency, Trump’s administration "imposed a sweeping ban on trainings on race and gender discrimination by federal agencies, contractors, and grant recipients" and that lawsuits "stopped many illegal Trump administration policies designed to undermine anti-discrimination efforts and laws, such as Trump’s unconstitutional ban on federal trainings on systemic racism and sexism." The piece argues that a second Trump administration would further censor classroom discussions of race and gender, including topics like systemic oppression and sexism.

ABC News states that "At least 18 women have accused Donald Trump of varying inappropriate behavior, including allegations of sexual harassment or sexual assault." The article details accusations including Jessica Leeds alleging Trump groped her on an airplane in the late 1970s, Kristin Anderson telling The Washington Post that Trump put his hand up her skirt to her underwear in the early 1990s, and Karena Virginia alleging Trump approached her in 1998, made comments about her appearance, grabbed her arm and groped her breast. It also summarizes the allegation by former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos, who said Trump kissed and later groped her during meetings when she sought employment opportunities, while also noting that Trump has repeatedly denied these accusations.

This peer‑reviewed article in *Political Communication* analyzes the "Access Hollywood" tape and Trump’s broader rhetoric as "explicit sexism" and "implicitly sexist" statements. The authors explain that by calling certain statements "implicitly sexist," they mean Trump’s "myriad statements about particular women (including Rosie O'Donnell, Megyn Kelly, Carly Fiorina, Elizabeth Warren, and Hillary Clinton) were specifically pointed at individuals, rather than assessing or maligning all women as a group," but still functioned as sexist attacks. They discuss his comment that "the only card [Clinton] has is the women’s card" as a "gender-based campaign attack" and situate such rhetoric within research on how sexist language affects voter evaluations of candidates.

The article recounts that one of Trump’s businesses "was accused of being sexist. Against men." A men’s rights activist sued Trump’s golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes after it offered 25% off to "ladies" for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, arguing that giving discounted green fees only to women was unlawful sex discrimination. Trump’s golf course ultimately defeated the lawsuit on appeal, and the state Supreme Court declined to hear a further appeal.

PBS NewsHour lists multiple Trump remarks criticized as sexist, including the Access Hollywood recording, comments about Megyn Kelly, Carly Fiorina, and other women. The article describes these as a long history of offensive comments about women.

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund explains that on October 29, 2020 it filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s "Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping" (EO 13950), which it calls the "Trump Truth Ban." The complaint argued the order violated Free Speech, Equal Protection, and Due Process by prohibiting workplace trainings that address issues like systemic racism or sexism and topics such as white, male, or cisgender privilege. The order went into effect on September 22, 2020 and was later revoked by President Biden on January 20, 2021.

Vox characterizes Trump as "a notorious sexist" and compiles allegations and statements it describes as misogynistic. It recounts multiple sexual misconduct allegations, including Jessica Leeds's claim to The New York Times that Trump grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hands up her skirt on a plane, Rachel Crooks's allegation that Trump kissed her on the mouth without consent outside an elevator at Trump Tower, and Jill Harth's allegation that Trump repeatedly groped her and pursued her physically despite her protests. The article also notes that Ivana Trump said in a divorce deposition that he raped her, as reported in the 1993 book "Lost Tycoon," and that Temple Taggart told the New York Times Trump kissed her "directly on the lips" when she was 21 and Miss Utah; Trump has denied these accusations.

This peer‑reviewed paper describes itself as "a critical discourse analysis of Donald Trump’s negative evaluation of women" and says it "sheds light on his sexist ideology to negatively represent and underestimate women." It defines sexism as "the use of language to discriminate against women and to belittle and trivialize those activities associated with women" and analyzes multiple Trump statements to argue that his discourse "foregrounds gender when it is not the most salient feature" and relies on stereotypes about women.

Foreign Policy reports that Trump used crude, misogynistic language against Nancy Pelosi and notes that his campaign has a long history of sexist insults toward female opponents. The article says the rhetoric was not isolated but part of a broader pattern during the campaign.

Responding to the release of the 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape, the statement criticizes Trump’s "sexist remarks" captured on video. It cites reporting that allegations outlined in at least 20 separate lawsuits accuse Trump and his companies of mistreating women, including discrimination and sexual harassment, and argues that his comments and the allegations reflect a broader pattern of sexism and misogyny.

Politico catalogs Donald Trump’s past comments about women, noting patterns critics call sexist or misogynistic. It highlights his attacks on journalist Megyn Kelly after the first Republican primary debate, including his remark that "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever," and his long-running feud with Rosie O’Donnell, whom he repeatedly insulted as "fat" and a "pig." The piece also cites his comment about Carly Fiorina during the 2016 campaign — "Look at that face!" — and his history of rating women’s looks and making demeaning remarks about female journalists and entertainers.

In a BBC News segment reviewing the 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape, the narrator describes Trump as being recorded "talking about women in vulgar terms" and then plays audio of him saying, "You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful [women]. I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. … And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." The report notes that the tape’s release "brought a wave of condemnation from Republican leaders" and that Trump later issued a statement calling the remarks "locker room banter."

TIME argues that Trump’s comments have long demeaned women and cites the Access Hollywood tape along with other examples such as sexualized remarks about women’s bodies. The piece presents the behavior as a sustained pattern of degrading language.

The New York Times compiled multiple Trump statements that drew criticism as sexist or offensive, including remarks about appearance, beauty, and women’s roles. The article presents these comments as a trail of statements about women over many years.

Salon, summarizing a USA TODAY investigation, reports that "over 20 Trump lawsuits involve sexual harassment" and gender discrimination. It describes one lawsuit in which Trump allegedly directed management to fire a female employee for being "fat" and other cases where women allege that Trump companies ignored sexual harassment complaints or that managers participated in harassment, contributing to characterizations of Trump’s behavior and corporate culture as sexist.

The article states that as of October 2024 "at least 28 women have publicly accused Donald Trump of various acts of sexual misconduct, including rape, sex with minors, sexual assault, physical abuse, kissing and groping without consent, looking under women's skirts, and walking in on naked pageant contestants." It notes that Trump "has a history of insulting and belittling women" in media appearances and on social media and "has made lewd and suggestive comments about women (including his daughter Ivanka), disparaged their physical appearance, and referred to them using derogatory epithets." It also summarizes specific allegations, such as Karen Johnson’s claim in Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy’s book "All the President's Women" that Trump grabbed her by her genitals, pulled her behind a tapestry, and forcibly kissed her at a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund lists examples it says show Trump acting as a sexist bully, including comments about sexual assault in the military, a gendered TV project, and insulting a breastfeeding attorney. The organization explicitly characterizes the conduct as sexist.

The Week compiles Trump remarks about women and notes that many were widely criticized as sexist or demeaning. The article presents the statements as examples in a broader record of comments about women.

A February 25, 2019 press release describes a lawsuit filed in federal court by Alva Johnson, a former senior staffer on Trump’s 2016 campaign, alleging that then-candidate Trump forcibly kissed her in a campaign RV before a Tampa rally. The release states that Johnson, who is Black, "also suffered pay discrimination based on race and gender," asserting that as a campaign Director she sometimes made about half the compensation of a male employee who had recently graduated high school. It characterizes Trump as having engaged in "predatory behavior" and says his campaign "embodied his own sexism," while noting that more than twenty women have accused him of sexual misconduct, many claims limited by statutes of limitation.

In October 2016, a 2005 "Access Hollywood" recording surfaced in which Donald Trump was heard making lewd comments about women, including describing kissing women without consent and saying he could "grab them" by the genitals because of his celebrity status. The recording prompted widespread condemnation across the political spectrum, with many critics labeling the comments misogynistic or sexist, and it became central to arguments that Trump displayed a pattern of disrespect toward women.

The report says Trump joked about needing something to grab and added, 'It's not going to be Karoline,' referring to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. It frames the remark and other comments as part of a pattern that the segment describes as demeaning and sexist.

A Reddit discussion argues that Trump uses gendered insults and stereotypes to discredit women and cites examples such as remarks about women’s appearance and behavior. This is user-generated commentary rather than primary evidence.