From a Washington Post analysis by Aaron Blake headlined “4 takeaways from the E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump”:

Late in the 2016 presidential campaign, video surfaced of Donald Trump speaking cavalierly about sexually abusing women. The GOP initially blanched at the disclosure, with many calling for Trump to drop out. But it soon warmed to his “locker room talk” explanation, stood by him, and he won.

A major verdict against Trump on Tuesday took this issue decidedly out of “locker room talk” realm.