Highlights 1 Donald Trump's remarks amount to sexual assault: White House2 First official statement since video tape from 2005 was leaked3 President found tape as repugnant as most Americans did: White HouseReacting strongly to the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's recently disclosed comments on women, the White House said they amount to "sexual assault". This is the first official comment made by the White House since Trump's 2005 video tape was leaked. "The President found the tape as repugnant as most Americans did," the White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Tuesday. Such bipartisan criticism, the White House spokesperson said, shows that Trump's remarks "constituted sexual assault". UNFIT FOR PRESIDENCYIn the past months, the White House has on several occasions taken a critical stand on the billionaire candidate, calling him even "unfit" for presidency.

Source: India Today October 12, 2016 06:33 UTC