Washington sources have reported that US President Donald Trump denounced domestic violence, days after defending former White House Staff Secretary and his close aide Rob Porter, who was accused by his ex-wives of domestic abuse. Accordingly when Porter resigned on Wednesday last week after his two ex-wives accused him of physical and emotional abuse.
Meanwhile, Trump was responding to a question on domestic violence in view of the recent resignation of Porter in the aftermath of the allegations against him. Previously Trump said that people's lives are being shattered by a mere allegation, in the wake of the resignations of two White House aides following allegations of domestic abuse. Meanwhile Trump said in a tweet after Staff Secretary Porter and speechwriter David Sorensen resigned that "People’s lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation".
However, Trump had said that Porter's departure was
"very sad" and "he did a very good job" while he was in the
White House. Furthermore Sorensen also resigned after being accused of domestic
abuse by his ex-wife. He had denied the allegations and further alleged that he
was the victim of repeated physical violence during his marriage.
