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On the recordMarch 16, 2017
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. Anyone who knows me knows these words don't reflect who I am. I said it. I was wrong. And I apologize.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump acknowledges his past mistakes and apologizes for his comments on the 'Access Hollywood' tape.

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