Trump's grassroots supporters line up to defend him, accuse political elite of exploiting the controversy

But Lock also said she was standing by Trump’s remarks, which she did not find surprising.

“I would rather vote for somebody who did guy talk with somebody, which we all know everyone does, including girls. I would rather have that rather than someone who’s had people killed in Benghazi,” she said, referring to the death of four Americans in an attack on American facilities in Libya while Clinton was secretary of State. “My God, look at the list of what’s gone on with the Clintons.”

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The notion that Trump’s comments, which include hitting on a married woman and using crass words to describe women’s anatomy, were commonplace behind closed doors was widespread among his defenders.

“It’s mildly vulgar. He shouldn’t have said it. But this is how men talk at times,” said Orville Seymer, 62, of Franklin. “It’s locker room talk. I’m not excusing it, but he apologized…. We need to focus on what’s important to this country and getting it back on track.”

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