Indian-Americans back Clinton after Trump's lewd remarks

October 09, 2016 13:27

Indian-Americans rallied behind Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton after surfacing of lewd comments against women by Republican candidate Donald Trump, which the community members described as "predatory and sickening".

Indian-Americans have traditionally been Democratic supporters but during this election cycle, quite a few of them had leaned towards Trump because of his strong views on terrorism and Pakistan.

Kamala Harris, who is running for US Senate from California, said Trump's comments are "predatory and they make me sick. They are vile and Trump must be stopped".

"Donald Trump had long disqualified himself from this race through his bigoted, racist, and sexist agenda and this should be the final straw for any Republican elected officials who still support him," she said.

Her remarks came after a 2005 video of Trump surfaced yesterday in which he is making lewd remarks about women, just a month left for the November 8 election.

Harris said Washington is not a "boys' locker room". "It's a place where we need diverse leadership including more women in public office who will serve as role models for a generation of children that need to know sexual assault is wrong."

"Indian-Americans deserve better than Donald Trump," said community leader Rajdeep Singh Jolly. "As a community, we should champion the cause of gender equality, not pander politicians who demean our mothers, sisters, and daughters."

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