Overview

Stacey Williams' Donald Trump Groping Allegation refers to an accusation of groping and sexual assault made by former model Stacey Williams against former United States President Donald Trump. Williams made the claim in late October 2024 during a Zoom call for a group named "Survivors for Kamala," which supports Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Trump's spokesperson denied the allegations that day, stating that they "are unequivocally false" and a fake story "contrived by the Harris campaign.” Stacey became one of 26 women who publicly accused President Trump of sexual assault after her reveal. Following the controversy being widely reported on and discussed online, a counter hashtag campaign under "#KamalaGropedMe" began to spread on Twitter / X from Trump supporters mocking Williams and Harris.

Background

On October 23rd, 2024, former American fashion model Stacey Williams alleged^[1] that former U.S. President Donald Trump groped and sexually touched her in an incident in Trump Tower in 1993 while Jeffery Epstein looked on.

Williams exclusively shared details of the alleged assault with The Guardian, including a postcard she claimed was sent by Trump, who wrote, "Stacey — Your home away from home. Love Donald" (seen below).

The Guardian also included a roughly five-minute video with Williams recounting her story and the accusations against Donald Trump in the article (reupload from Twitter / X seen below).

Stacey Williams 🥹😔SEXUAL ABUSE BY TRUMPAND EPSTEIN.VIA THE GUARDIAN pic.twitter.com/IT8gWSr1Ew

— Mia (@TheGoatfox) October 23, 2024

Developments

Donald Trump's Response

Karoline Leavitt, the Press Secretary for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, provided a statement to The Guardian^[1] in the original article with Stacey Williams published on October 23rd, 2024, denying the allegations and stating:

These accusations, made by a former activist for Barack Obama and announced on a Harris campaign call two weeks before the election, are unequivocally false. It’s obvious this fake story was contrived by the Harris campaign

Online Reactions

Following the release of the article and the accusations against Donald Trump by Stacey Williams, many online expressed their support for Williams' claims, sharing clips and other posts made by the model related to the groping allegations against Trump.

For example, on October 23rd, 2024, X^[2] user @PawlowskiMario reposted the video of Stacey Williams revealing how Jeffrey Epstein allegedly took her to Trump’s home where she claimed he groped her. The tweet (seen below) amassed over 943,000 views and 16,000 likes in a day.

As Williams' allegations against the former President became a viral topic on the internet, the hashtag "#KamalaGropedMe" surfaced on X as supporters of Donald Trump mocked and accused the former model of lying about the incident, pointing out that she was a former staff member on Barack Obama's Clean Tech project back in 2008.

For example, on October 23rd, X^[3] user @Apoctoz shared a screenshot from the Imago^[4] website that describes Williams as a former supermodel "now following her life long passion for organizing by working with Clean Tech for Obama." The tweet (seen below) received roughly 330 likes and 100 reposts in a day.

The allegations were also a viral topic on Reddit in late October 2024, sparking an array of debates and posts about the topic across the platform.

For example, on October 23rd, 2024, Redditor^[5] EditorRedditer posted The Guardian's article about Williams' accusation against Trump to the /r/politics subreddit, which received over 25,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments in a day.

Related Memes

#KamalaGropedMe

#KamalaGropedMe, also known as Kamala Groped Me, is a hashtag campaign created by Trump supporters to mock or attack Kamala Harris after former model Stacey Williams came forward with accusations that Donald Trump allegedly groped her in the presence of Jeffrey Epstein during an incident in Trump Tower in 1993. Trump's staffers criticized Williams for issuing her accusations in a Zoom group called "Survivors for Kamala," accusing her of peddling a fake story "contrived by the Harris campaign." In response, several of Donald Trump's supporters on Twitter / X shared the hashtag "#KamalaGropedMe," seemingly satirizing Williams' accusations, often with a quip about how they conveniently recalled an incident they had previously forgotten two weeks before the election. The hashtag made the rounds on X in late October 2024 amid the groping allegations.

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