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Macho Politics Defined Trump's Presidency, Culminating With Capitol Riot at 2:00 am NPR In President Trump's Jan. 6 speech ahead of the riot on Capitol Hill, there was a telling moment that was easy to miss amid his calls to "fight like hell." It was when Trump went on a tangent about the Republican governor of Georgia, one of the states Trump is angry he did not win on Election Day.​ "And I had Brian Kemp, who weighs 130 pounds," Trump told the crowd. "He said he played offensive line in football. I'm trying to figure that out. I'm still trying to figure that out. He ...

So are you hopeful? have you seen response at this point? >> yeah, we're very hopeful. we were organizing behind the scenes with that letter, and really grateful for so many men to step forward and show leadership. both men in the activist field, and men in hollywood, joining together and saying we're tired of this. men need to held to a higher standard. we're going to hold ourselves and our peers to a higher standard. one thing that's really important is that gender stereotypes hurt everyone. you know, we live in this culture where sexual abuse, harassment and assault have become rampant. and...

They take risks in their art. they should be taking risks for us, as well. >> this is certainly a time for men and women to come together. it lifts us all up, doesn't it. shout out to the representation project. christina escobar, thank you so much. what great ideas. good luck to you. >> thank you. >> and we'll see what men say if they speak out at the oscars. >> that's right. it's a good thing. we'll see how this plays out. the feud between president trump and his "saturday night live" impersonator might not be ending any time soon. >> just a day after mr. trump tweeted about alec baldwin's t...

Self-reflection, personal growth, and accountability. >> and it continues. we hope that our actions will inspire other men to join us, until now only a small number of them have been actively engaged in this effort. this must change. it's time we ask more of him. the representation project is one of the signatories of thes amore of him open letter. its director of communications christina escobar joins us now via skype from san francisco. thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> sure. one of the notable things about the me too movement, it's all about women banding to...

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