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Listening to Trump's half-assed apology led us to break down 10 patterns of abusive behavior. Let's break it down for you!

Links for reference:
http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/09/trump-emotional-abuse-tactics/
https://storify.com/valerieinto/donald-trump-s-apology-and-patterns-of-abusers
http://www.emergecenter.org/pdfs/patterns_of_thinking.pdf

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Transcript
00:00But this is Locker Room Talk.
00:04Not that I've been preparing all week to make this point or anything, but...
00:12Shifts blame. It's your fault for having expectations.
00:16I've never said I'm a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I'm not.
00:20Minimizes to make behavior seem less important.
00:23More than a decade-old video.
00:25Lies to maintain control of information.
00:27These words don't reflect who I am.
00:31Ingratiation shows phony niceness to make you think that he's really nice.
00:36I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize.
00:40Claims uniqueness. No one else has ever, ever had this experience before.
00:46I-I-me. I-I-me. I-I...
00:49Redefines what's really going on to shift the focus.
00:52Grieving mothers. Laid-off workers. People from all walks of life who just want a better future.
00:58Makes assumptions. I know what you're thinking, and it won't happen again. I promise.
01:03I pledge to be a better man tomorrow, and will never, ever let you down.
01:09Redefining. Now, I know we already covered that one.
01:12Let's be honest. We're living in the real world. This is nothing more than a distraction.
01:17No, no, no. Don't. Don't leave. I have a new one for you.
01:20Build yourself up by putting others down.
01:23Bill Clinton has actually abused women, and Hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed, and intimidated his victims.
01:31And my favorite one, making fools of others. Getting us all worked up so you can see our reaction.
01:38We will discuss this more in the coming days. Once you lay it out like that, I can totally see
01:43it.
01:43This guy needs to be called out. Can you do me a favor? Can you send me the links to
01:47this so I can reword the argument as a fool of my own?
01:49Sure. Yeah. I could do that.

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