Politics & Government
Huge Screen On National Mall Playing Trump's 'Access Hollywood' Tape For 12 Hours: Report
A feminist group reportedly has erected the screen next to the Washington Monument, where it will repeatedly play Trump's infamous video.

WASHINGTON, DC -- A feminist group has erected a giant screen next to the Washington Monument on Friday that will play President Trump's infamous "Access Hollywood" for the entire day.
Perry Stein, a reporter for the Washington Post, tweeted a picture of the screen -- which has the hashtag #WeGrabBack on it as well as UltraViolet, the name of the group that put up the screen.
The tape, which was leaked during the presidential campaign last year, shows Trump making crude comments about women a decade ago, including his now infamous phrase: "grab them by the p****."
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A feminist group is playing Trump's Access Hollywood tape on the big screen by the Washington Mobument for the next 12 hours pic.twitter.com/jfB8jjie7F
— Perry Stein (@PerryStein) October 6, 2017
Besides putting up the screen, UltraViolet is demonstrating near the White House with banners and people speaking against the president. They've chosen today because it is almost the one-year anniversary of the tape leaking, which happened on Oct. 8, 2016.
The release of the tape just a month before the election caused an already volatile campaign to erupt. While Trump initially read a printed apology on camera, he was later unapologetic and even dismissive of the tape, calling it "locker room talk."
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