Americans don't care about Trump's sexual assault claims - White House

Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders deflected questions about accusations from 17 women that they were groped, harassed or forcibly kissed by the president.

She says at a press conference on Tuesday: “The president has answered this question, he has spoken to these accusations.

“If Congress want to spend time investigating, they should focus on what the American people want like border control.”

Sanders adds that the issues Americans want to talk about are “the economy, jobs, national security, healthcare - yet we never talk about these topic.

“Those are the things the american people want to talk about. The american people voted for this president, they wanted him to lead our country and they wanted him to focus on things like fixing our borders. That’s what were hear to do.

“These questions have been asked and answered and were ready to move forward and answer the questions the american people want answers to.”

Her reaction came just hours after House Democratic Women called for a congressional investigation into the allegations. The group said in a statement this afternoon:

“Me Too (the sexual abuse campaign) is saying loud and clear that accusations of sexual abuse should be taken seriously. Victims must be heard, perpetrators must be held accountable and all parties should be held accountable for a fair resolution.

“To date, more than 17 women have publicly come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. Forced kissing, unwanted touching and groping. On an airplane, in a corporate office, in a pageant dressing room.

“The president tweets denials and his press secretary comes out to say the matter has been litigated.”

A version of this article first appeared on Metro UK website.