--- title: Donald Trump Groping: People Writer Says Trump Attacked Her description: A former People writer accused Donald Trump of "attacking" her and kissing her without her consent during a 2005 visit to his Florida estate canonical: https://time.com/4529653/donald-trump-people-magazine-attack-groping/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-13T13:38:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:50:36.682Z article:section: Politics og:title: 'He Was Forcing His Tongue Down My Throat.' Writer Says Trump 'Attacked' Her og:description: "We’re going to have an affair," Trump allegedly said og:url: https://time.com/4529653/donald-trump-people-magazine-attack-groping/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc5ce13dba1e0829/6988a9db656a3fea0ebcd720/trump-women-people.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'He Was Forcing His Tongue Down My Throat.' Writer Says Trump 'Attacked' Her twitter:description: "We’re going to have an affair," Trump allegedly said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc5ce13dba1e0829/6988a9db656a3fea0ebcd720/trump-women-people.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'He Was Forcing His Tongue Down My Throat.' People Writer Says Donald Trump 'Attacked' Her > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, twice a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=a55351ba-d19c-4234-967d-51b9eeaf46b9&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: How a Leaked Tape of Donald Trump Bragging About Groping Women Changed the 2016 Race [Watch (HLS stream): How a Leaked Tape of Donald Trump Bragging About Groping Women Changed the 2016 Race](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/NIaYjVce.m3u8) (1:07)  _Published 2016-10-08. The bombshell dropped on the Washington Post’s website just after 4 p.m.: a video of Donald Trump, in 2005, using extremely vulgar language to describe women, detailing his attempt to bed a married woman and bragging that he can grope women because h_  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Oct 13, 2016 1:38 PM UTC The bombshell dropped on the Washington Post’s website just after 4 p.m.: a video of Donald Trump, in 2005, using extremely vulgar language to describe women, detailing his attempt to bed a married woman and bragging that he can grope women because h  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Oct 13, 2016 1:38 PM UTC A former _People_ writer accused Donald Trump of “attacking” her and kissing her without her consent during a 2005 visit to the billionaire’s Florida estate, in an [account](http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-attacked-people-writer/) published Wednesday evening that added to a flood of allegations against the Republican presidential nominee. Natasha Stoynoff traveled to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in December 2005 to conduct an interview with Trump and his pregnant wife Melania. Trump pounced when Melania left her husband’s side, according to Stoynoff. “We walked into that room alone, and Trump shut the door behind us,” she writes. “I turned around, and within seconds he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat.” Trump’s campaign denied the allegations, which came days after a [recording](http://time.com/4525282/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-p…) of Trump bragging about groping women became public and amid similar allegations from other women. “This never happened,” a spokesperson told _People_ _._ “There is no merit or veracity to this fabricated story.” Trump himself chimed in on Thursday morning. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/786554517680693248) Stoynoff joins a growing list of women who have accused Trump of groping and unwanted sexual advances. Two women shared such allegations with the [New York ](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&%5Fr=0)[_Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&%5Fr=0)and another with the [Palm Beach _Post_](http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/palm-beach-post-exclusive-local-woman-says-trump-groped-her/w5ii48gwdJY9htsLl88GcP/), in stories published Tuesday. [Read Stoynoff’s full account in _People_](http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-attacked-people-writer/) ## Transcript I've never said I'm a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I'm not. I've said and done things I regret. And the words released today on this more than a decade old video, are one of them. [ MUSIC ] Anyone who knows me, knows these words don't reflect. Who I am. I said it, I was wrong, and I apologized. [ MUSIC ] I pledge to be a better man tomorrow. And will never ever let you down. I've said some foolish things but there is a big difference between the words and actions of other people. Bill Clinton has actually abused women and Hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed, and intimidated his victims. We will discuss this more in the coming days. See you at the debate on Sunday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4529653/donald-trump-people-magazine-attack-groping/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4529653/donald-trump-people-magazine-attack-groping/"},"headline":"'He Was Forcing His Tongue Down My Throat.' 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