Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers should be heard; here's how he reacted

President Donald Trump was infuriated by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s sympathetic comments about women who have accused the president of sexual misconduct.

Sources close to the president say he was left in a rage after Haley told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that multiple women who have accused Trump of groping them “should be heard,” the Associated Press reported.

“I am incredibly proud of the women who have come forward,” the former S.C. governor said. “I’m proud of their strength, I’m proud of their courage, and I think that the idea that this is happening will start to bring a conscience to the situation, not just in politics but, (as) we’ve seen, in Hollywood and every industry.”

The AP reports

Trump increasingly has become angry in recent days that the accusations against him have resurfaced, telling associates that the charges are false and drawing parallels to the accusations facing Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.

Trump campaigned for Moore ahead of Tuesday’s special election, despite accusations from several women that Moore initiated sexual contact with them when they were teenagers.

On Monday, three women who have made claims against Trump came forward to ask Congress to investigate the allegations against the president.

Haley said Sunday it’s “for the people to decide” if the issue was settled by Trump’s election to the White House. “I know he was elected, but women should always feel comfortable coming forward,” she said, “and we should all be willing to listen to them.”

But U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-Seneca, said Congress shouldn’t investigate the allegations against Trump.

“I don’t think there’s any forum for us to do that,” he said. “Just think about how that could be abused.”

This story was originally published December 12, 2017 at 8:58 AM with the headline "Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers should be heard; here's how he reacted."