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36 | INFLUENCE WINTER 2016 Cohen had the last laugh Nov. 9. He later told The Washington Post, “I believe the polls were off once he became the nominee,” adding that “there was a concerted effort by the liberal mainstream media to disparage Mr. Trump at every turn. Despite their attempts, the American people saw through their ploy and elected the person that they knew would put America first.” HILLARY CLINTON AT 9/11 MEMORIAL > New York City > 9/11/16 The Zapruder film moment of the 2016 campaign: When video of Mrs. Clinton appearing to collapse before entering a car, it confirmed the wild remarks made by Rudy Giuliani, Matt Drudge, and others in conservative media that Hillary was hiding an illness from us all. It was later revealed to be nothing more significant than a case of pneumonia, and she was ordered off the campaign trail for a few days. But cable went wild in replaying this on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. RELEASE OF THE ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TAPE > 10/7/16 Of all the self-inflicted errors or revelations that were part of the Trump campaign, none seemed more damaging than the Washington Post’s scoop that went up on their website at approximately 4 p.m. on a Friday. The blockbuster story revealed Trump could be heard on a videotape from 2005 bragging about groping, kissing, and trying to have sex with women to Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush. The video was then shown nonstop all over the airwaves for that entire weekend. The new week, Trump began getting hit with an onslaught of allegations of sexual misconduct — 12 in all. He threatened to sue them after the election, but as of press time, he seemed to be concerned with more pressing affairs. MICHELLE OBAMA SPEECH NEW HAMPSHIRE > 10/13/16 Although seemingly few Democratic leaders came out of their debacle of an election with their reputations enhanced, the one exception to that was First Lady Michelle Obama. Her statement at the DNC that “when they go low, we go high,” was adopted by Hillary Clinton and other Democrats when the tough got going. But six days after the Access Hollywood tape dropped, Mrs. Obama took to the stage to address Trump, without ever mentioning his name. “I can’t stop thinking about this,” she began, almost on the verge of tears. “It has shaken me to my core in a way that I couldn’t have predicted.” She went on to describe what it’s like to PHOTOS: (top to bottom) bostonherald.com; flipboard.com; Sydsvenskan. Top to bottom: Hillary Clinton’s collapse at the 9/11 Memorial caused widespread theories about her health. A hotmic captured “locker room talk” between Donald Trump and Billy Bush, which prompted a moving speech by first lady Michelle Obama.


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