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"This disturbing story sadly fits everything we know about the way Donald Trump has treated women," communications director Jennifer Palmieri said in a statement.

"These reports suggest that he lied on the debate stage and that the disgusting behavior he bragged about in the tape is more than just words."

Multiple women have come forward recently saying Trump touched them without consent. The New York Times on Wednesday reported on two women who discussed past interactions with Trump.

One woman said Trump grabbed her breasts and tried to tried to put his hand up her skirt when the two were seated next to each another on a plane more than three decades ago.

Another woman said Trump kissed her "directly on the mouth" shortly after she introduced herself to him.

The GOP nominee's campaign quickly and strongly rebuked the allegations, calling the entire Times article a "false, coordinated character assassination" that "trivializes sexual assault."

In separate reports, a woman claimed Trump groped her during Miss USA competitions, and another said he groped her at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks denied that claim in a statement to the Palm Beach Post.

The reports come after the release of a 2005 tape in which Trump is heard making lewd comments about women.

In the tape, Trump describes how he could grope and kiss women without consent because of his celebrity status. Trump brushed off the comments as "locker room talk" and denied during Sunday night's presidential debate he ever did the things he talks about in the recording.

Since its release, Trump has faced backlash from Republicans. Some have withdrawn their support of the GOP nominee, and others have called for him to drop out of the race.