Republicans tell Trump to quit, billionaire vows to press on
As a husband and father, I was offended by the words and actions described by Donald Trump in the eleven-year-old video released yesterday.
Trump’s own running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, declared he could neither condone nor defend Trump’s remarks in a 2005 videotape that sparked panic inside Trump Tower and throughout the Republican Party with early voting already underway exactly one month before Election Day.
Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s campaign manager, hailed the debate as a victory and insisted the Trump campaign would welcome back any Republican who had rescinded his or her endorsement.
“I would say that after seeing this video that Donald Trump is unfit to be the president of the United States of America and as a result of Rob Portman’s continued support of him, Rob Portman is unfit to be a senator from the state of Ohio”, Mr. Strickland said in an interview today with The Blade.
After canceling a weekend campaign appearance and leaving Trump alone to deal with a video of sexually predatory remarks, Pence was campaigning again – and praising Trump’s Sunday debate performance.
‘… When you’re a star they let you do it, ‘ Trump says.
More than 1,000 people tweeted out messages within the first two hours of the site going up, LaVera said.
It is a striking break with the top of the Republican ticket for the IN governor, who has been a strong surrogate and just days earlier, during the vice-presidential debate, defended other comments by his running mate. Donald Trump spent the day in the crucial state of Pennsylvania, warning supporters of a potentially rigged-election.
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.): “It is now clear Donald Trump is not fit to be President of the United States and can not defeat Hillary Clinton”.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall in Sandown, N.H. Trump. Many people were angry and questioned why I would not endorse Donald Trump or attend the Republican Convention.
Considering there are 301 GOP congressmen and senators, the fact that 28 of them have either withdrawn their endorsement or called on Trump to step down isn’t that significant. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll taken after Trump’s tape surfaced found Hillary Clinton surging to an 11-point lead among likely voters in a four-way race for the White House.
Thompson said Trump’s behavior has put Republicans in a tough spot.
Sources told CBS News that Pence has told Trump he will not defend Trump from criticism over the leaked tape, which features a Trump making foul and lascivious comments about women.
Trump is heard saying, “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful women”. Further, Trump, who’s often called women names and has frequently directed sexist comments at women, has been asked to step aside for Pence by some 20 high-ranking members of the party.
“I don’t believe it’s the party’s role to punish anyone for following their conscience”, he said.