In terms of gender relations, the United States is more of a democracy than Russia, due to the significance of women speaking out against issues involving sexual assault. During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump was confronted about a video in which he boasted that stars like himself could do whatever they wanted with women. Though Trump claimed his video as just a simple case of “locker-room” banter, “five women have come forward to reveal that Trump sexually assaulted them, including a People magazine reporter who published an account of the assault. Moreover, former victim, Jessica Leeds revealed to the press that she was seated next to Trump on a flight three decades ago, when he began touching her breasts and tried to put his hand up her skirt” (Graham 2016). …show more content…
are able to suppress acts of sexual assault or abuse. Moreover, the result of American women condemning sexual assault has raised awareness, causing political parties to take initiatives against Trump’s degrading actions. “Republican officeholders have disavowed Trump’s actions, either calling on him to withdraw from the presidential ticket, rescinding their endorsements, or both” (Graham 2016). Though Trump remained defiant during the accusations, he has feuded with several government officials including GOP and Speaker Paul Ryan. Furthermore, after the releasing of Trump’s video, his standing in the polls began to decrease substantially because of increased opposition and support of women’s rights in the United