A ‘gut punch’: Trump’s alleged sexual assault victims and their advocates on his win

Trump's alleged victims, as well as other victims of sexual abuse, voice disappointment that that he was elected again

When Donald Trump was elected to a second term last week, women who say he sexually assaulted them, and other victims of sexual abuse, voiced disappointment that a man repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct could once again become president, with one of them describing this win as a gut punch".

More than two dozen women have made such claims against Trump, including E Jean Carroll, who was awarded nearly $90m total in two civil trials after jurors found that Trump sexually abused and defamed her. She said on X: I tried to tell you."