Pence Denies Rumors He Thought About Leaving Ticket

But the comments that emerged Friday go further than anything that has been attributed to him before as he seemed to bask in the power he felt his celebrity conferred to do whatever he wanted with women.

The source said Trump could help himself most during the presidential debate – the second of three before the election – if he addressed the video and an October 1 New York Times report that he took so substantial a tax deduction on a declared $916 million loss in 1995 that he could legally have avoided paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years.

Here’s a list of categories to determine where some of them stand.

The jaw-dropping description of uninhibited sexual assault as a benefit of his celebrity poses a substantial setback to Trump’s attempts to overcome his deficit with female voters with just a month until Election Day. “This is not a decision that I have reached lightly, but his pattern of behavior has left me no choice”.

The audio might be most damaging because it feeds an established narrative about the nominee, pushed by Clinton and Democrats, that he has consistently disrespected and demeaned women.

“He and I haven’t spoken”, Mr Trump told Martha Raddatz as he disagreed with Mr Pence’s approach to dealing with Russian Federation. Lee’s an eternal optimist, she says if Republicans stay together, Trump’s got a shot. Kaufmann said he would speak with reporters about Trump’s situation at Saturday night’s event. He said Friday he was “sickened” by Trump’s comments, but he did not withdraw his support.

Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse (sas) is joining the list of Republicans calling on Donald Trump to abandon his presidential bid.

Over 75 percent of Americans said they are “somewhat to very worried” about the country’s future if Trump becomes president, compared to 60 percent who have that level of concern about Clinton winning the election.

“Enough! Donald Trump should not be President”, she wrote in a Facebook post.

The latest Trump controversy comes as Iowa Republicans prepare to gather for their 2016 Reagan Dinner – an annual fundraiser that includes Arkansas Sen.

Multiple Republican strategists predicted in interviews with RealClearPolitics that Trump’s comments, unearthed and revealed by the Washington Post, would mark a defining moment in the campaign, perhaps one from which Trump will not recover. Roby is from a safe district and is often featuring in GOP family friendly initiatives.

In that timespan, Republicans have quickly condemned Trump for the comment many of them have deemed “inexcusable” and “indefensible”, prompting Trump to issue his first-ever apology of his almost 16-month campaign.

“I do not condone his remarks and can not defend them”, he said.

Trump has argued that it makes no sense for the U.S.to be fighting both Islamic State militants as well as Assad, when Syria and IS are also at war.

Grassley issued a statement, saying “The comments were awful and shameful, and this kind of talk about our fellow human beings shouldn’t be acceptable to anyone”.

“States for the next 40-years”, said Pence. He joins a handful of Republican officials who have called on Trump quit – including Utah Sen.

Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Virginia, said Trump’s comments were “disgusting, vile and disqualifying” and called for Pence “or another appropriate nominee” to replace him.

“Zero chance. I’ve never quit in my life”, Trump said. “Watch their poll numbers – and elections – go down!” he tweeted.

Pence’s thumps-up alone doesn’t mean Trump has stopped the crisis in his campaign as many other Republicans have yet to weigh in.

But plenty of people are engaging in presidential talk about Pence, including Republican members of Congress, governors, a former presidential candidate, and more. Now, a source close to Cruz confirms he is considering withdrawing that endorsement.

Trump is heard discussing women in vulgar terms during off-camera banter during the taping of a segment for “Access Hollywood“, footage which was obtained by The Washington Post.

“I want to emphasize that character in our leaders does matter”.