What kind of locker room is Donald Trump hanging out in? Several professional athletes took to social media to express that the Republican presidential nominee’s vulgar comments are not “locker-room talk.”
During the second presidential debate on Sunday, October 9, the 70-year-old businessman addressed his recently unearthed sexist conversation with Billy Bush from 2005. “I’m not proud of it. I apologize to my family,” he said. “I apologize to the American people. Certainly I’m not proud of it. But this is locker-room talk.”
Dozens of sports stars were offended by the former Apprentice host’s defense. Oakland A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle tweeted, “As an athlete, I’ve been in locker rooms my entire adult life and uh, that’s not locker room talk.”
Another MLB star, San Diego Padres pitcher Daniel McCutchen, pointed out that Trump didn’t participate in sports at the collegiate or professional level. “All these guys that have never played a sport about 8th grade basketball talking about what goes on in the locker room. Smh,” he wrote on Twitter.
Chris Conley of the Kansas City Chiefs also weighed in on the controversial remarks. “Just for reference. I work in a locker room (every day)… That is not locker room talk. Just so you know…” The NFL player added in a second tweet, “Have I been in every locker room? No. But the guys I know and respect don’t talk like that. They talk about girls but not like that. Period.”
See more pro athletes react below:
I’m offended as an athlete that @realDonaldTrump keeps using this “locker room talk” as an excuse.
— Robbie Rogers (@robbierogers) October 10, 2016
I know what locker room banter sounds like. This is far more disgusting. @realDonaldTrump
— Robbie Rogers (@robbierogers) October 8, 2016
Claiming Trump’s comments are “locker room banter” is to suggest they are somehow acceptable. They aren’t.
— Dahntay (@dahntay1) October 9, 2016
PSA: sexual advances without consent is NOT locker room talk.
— Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) October 10, 2016
I showered after our game but I feel like I need another one after watching the debate.
— Jacob Tamme (@JacobTamme) October 10, 2016
The attempt to normalize it as any type of “talk” is wrong. I refuse to let my son think that this is “just how men speak” https://t.co/cdzLGAX2zs
— Jacob Tamme (@JacobTamme) October 10, 2016
All this heavy breathing seems more locker room-esque than anything #debate
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin32) October 10, 2016
Hahaha, “locker room talk.” Like that fucking inflatable clown dummy would ever make it in a legit locker room.
— Cassandra (@ChrisWarcraft) October 10, 2016
I haven’t heard that one in any locker rooms https://t.co/Ci8NXOgFcI
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) October 10, 2016