Inside the mens' locker room: Male athletes are now revealing what really goes on.

At yesterday’s debate, Donald Trump firmly denied that the leaked video in which he can be heard instructing Access Hollywood host Billy Bush to “grab women by the pussy” constituted sexual assault.

Instead, his response took a predictable “boys-will-be-boys” approach, culminating in his dismissal of the comments as “locker room talk”.

I’m not proud of my locker room talk. But this world has serious problems. We need serious leaders. #debate #BigLeagueTruth

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2016

The implication, of course, is that Trump’s comments aren’t offensive, or even particularly bad, in the scheme of things that men say to each other about women when they’re alone.

Apparently, you’d hear worse in any locker room.

Luckily, there are a lot of people who’ve actually experienced the inside of a locker room and are prepared to set Trump straight.

American male athletes have taken to Twitter to protest Trump’s comments, making it very clear that grabbing women “by the pussy” does not constitute normal “locker room talk”.

“Grab them by the pussy” isn’t talk from any locker room I’ve ever been in. It’s a Ted Bundy quote. #debate2016

— Coach (@CMPunk) October 10, 2016

Claiming Trump’s comments are “locker room banter” is to suggest they are somehow acceptable. They aren’t.

— Dahntay (@dahntay1) October 9, 2016

As an athlete, I’ve been in locker rooms my entire adult life and uh, that’s not locker room talk.

— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) October 10, 2016

I’m offended as an athlete that @realDonaldTrump keeps using this “locker room talk” as an excuse.

— Robbie Rogers (@robbierogers) October 10, 2016

I haven’t heard that one in any locker rooms https://t.co/Ci8NXOgFcI

— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) October 10, 2016

“Locker room talk”, “Boys will be boys”, “Harmless banter”. These are not valid excuses for behavior. Never have been, never will be.

— Queen Harrison (@goQueengo) October 10, 2016

That settles that, then.