Crash Course: Trump's rape deposition tape shows exactly what MAGA loves him

Trump is sulky, entitled and misogynist in his rape deposition — exactly what MAGA loves about him. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmPKzAP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNWZwcWNnZmJiNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTd5ZHZ6MDZ0bTdXA3NwY0IKZFHAJ1pkSojzWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmPKzAP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMDVvN2F4dWQ4NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTd5ZHZ6MDZ0bTcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFHAJ1pkSojzWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Trump's rape deposition tape shows exactly what MAGA loves him In watching Trump's deposition clips, it's easy to see why his lawyers reportedly told him not to testify. Trump does a piss-poor job at denying the accusations against him. Instead, he comes across as furious at having his "right" to manhandle women questioned. He can't even keep up the pretense that he believes rape is bad. He would likely be even more repulsive on the stand. Well, repulsive to normal people, anyway. It's important to understand that his mix of aggrieved entitlement and misogyny, which alienates most people, is exactly why the GOP base loves him and will re-nominate him for the presidency next year. [Read more from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmPKzAP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ253MGhibXA2ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTd5ZHZ6MDZ0bTcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFHAJ1pkSojzWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Andrew Kelly-Pool/Getty Images) Scientists figured out chimpanzees have a rudimentary language by pranking them with fake snakes In a recent study [published by the journal Nature Communications](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmPKzAP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvM2VnYXM1cmczay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTd5ZHZ6MDZ0bTdXA3NwY0IKZFHAJ1pkSojzWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), researchers placed fake snakes among wild chimpanzees in Uganda to see if they would respond in the same way as humans — communicating the specific danger, then working together to manage it. 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