Leora Tanenbaum, writing for Ms. Magazine:
“It appears that Republicans in support of Trump’s politics, including conservative Christians, have concluded that displaying women’s semi-naked bodies can be useful for their political objectives, even if doing so is at odds with their values…”
“This shift coincides with the political rise of Donald Trump, the former owner of the Miss Universe Organization, who has a long history of treating women as sexual objects whose value corresponds with his opinion of their looks.
”“This is not behavior typically considered acceptable by conservatives. But instead of distancing themselves from Trump, it appears that they have framed Trump’s affinity for scantily clad women as a moral statement: A woman wearing a tight dress with a thigh-high slit and stilettos is taking a stance against trans rights and in support of the executive order that the federal government recognize only two sexes. She is dressing like a ‘real’ woman…”