Donald Trump poo-pooed rumors of salacious activities in Russia, noting to reporters Wednesday that he is "very much a germaphobe." The president-elect's dismissal of the allegations came a day after unsubstantiated reports that Russian intelligence had information about him as a result of a secret video showing him in compromising — and disgusting — circumstances. The video, according to news reports Tuesday night, allegedly showed Trump with prostitutes in 2013 in a hotel room where the women urinated on the bed. Trump angrily denied those claims on Wednesday.

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"Does anyone really believe that story?," Trump asked at a news conference at Trump Tower in New York City. "I'm also very much of a germophobe, by the way," he said. "Believe me." Trump is in fact well-known for having a fear of germs. He has been, in the past, reluctant to shake hands for that reason.