"The remarks were captured by a live microphone that Trump did not appear to know was recording their conversation.In a statement released by his campaign, Trump said: "This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Chairman Reince Priebus, who has championed Trump's campaign since the billionaire won the GOP nomination, said bluntly: "No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner. "Two of Trump's chief critics, former Florida governor Jeb Bush and 2012 nominee Mitt Romeny, slammed the New Yorker on Twitter. "No apology can excuse away Donald Trump's reprehensible comments degrading women," Bush said. "Trump's running mate, Indiana governor Mike Pence , was "beside himself" after learning about Trump's comments, while Pence's wife was furious, according to a person familiar with their thinking.

Source: Times of India October 08, 2016 02:15 UTC