During a recent episode of SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, radio host Howard Stern criticized former President Donald Trump’s performance during a deposition in the lawsuit filed against him by E. Jean Carroll. Carroll accused Trump of raping her and the deposition tape was released last Friday.
Stern discussed the deposition video and focused on Trump’s comments about the Access Hollywood tape, in which he was caught saying “Grab ’em by the p*ssy,” a moment that almost foiled his 2016 presidential campaign. Stern criticized Trump’s performance, stating that even though he had lawyers present, he still messed up the deposition.
Stern commented, “Trump’s got lawyers and the lawyers probably said, ‘Hey Trump, just answer the f***** question. Don’t elaborate. Yes or no answers.’ I mean, he wants to be perceived as a smart guy. He fucked up that deposition so bad. They’ll probably — I think the jury’s gonna find him to be a rapist.”
Stern went on to discuss Trump’s comments about the historical prevalence of men grabbing women, saying,
“First of all, a million years, there haven’t been movies for a million years. You know — a million years ago there were caveman. Secondly, fortunately or unfortunately, you don’t say fortunately if someone’s being raped, who’s it fortunate for? I guess for the rapist. I guess maybe that’s his point.”
Despite Trump’s controversial comments and performance in the deposition, Stern noted that a recent poll showed Trump leading President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup. Stern expressed disbelief at this outcome, stating,
“I was watching this thing. I said, that is the worst deposition I’ve ever seen. I mean, you can’t do worse than that.”
