Report: Pressure Is Mounting on RNC Officials to Kick Trump to the Curb and Focus on Congress

Source: Mediaite

by J.D. Durkin | 11:30 am, October 8th, 2016

CNN’s Manu Raju took to the airwaves minutes ago to report that sources within the Republican National Committee are now urging party leaders to quite literally “Dump Trump” after the latest controversy to hit his campaign.

With 31 days to go until the election, the move looks to put daylight between the party’s standard-bearer and down-ballot candidates, hoping to protect the current 247 seats occupied by the GOP in the House of Representatives, as well as its Senate majority of 54 seats.

“There’s growing anxiety right now within the Republican ranks that these comments will be damaging that will actually derail Donald Trump’s campaign,” Raju told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield. “And what they’re saying right now Fred is that they want these resources spent to save the Congressional majority — both in the House and the Senate.”

Raju cited a senior GOP official as his source, noting that the time has finally come to salvage winnable races outside of Trump’s orbit after leaked audio from 2005 shows the nominee speaking lewdly on a hot mic about advancing on women as a direct result of his power, stature, and success. Trump apologized for the commentary in a video released in the early morning hours by the campaign, but only after he was disinvited from a Wisconsin event featuring House Speaker Paul Ryan. Trump’s Veep choice Mike Pence will be attending the event in Trump’s place.

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