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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:17 PM Oct 2016

No. 3 GOP Senate leader says Trump should withdraw

Source: The Hill

The Senate's no. 3 Republican is calling on Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race following leaked audio of the GOP nominee making lewd sexual comments about women in 2005 .

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) tweeted on Saturday that Trump "should withdraw and Mike Pence should be our nominee effective immediately."

Senator John Thune ✔
@SenJohnThune

Donald Trump should withdraw and Mike Pence should be our nominee effective immediately.
12:51 PM - 8 Oct 2016

2,260 Retweets 2,423 likes

Thune, Republican Conference Chairman and chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, joins a growing chorus of Republicans calling on Trump to be replaced by Pence on the GOP presidential ticket.

Trump on Saturday said there's "zero chance" he will leave the race.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300000-no-3-gop-senate-leader-says-trump-should-withdraw

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No. 3 GOP Senate leader says Trump should withdraw (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2016 OP

Health Crisis Curtis Oct 2016 #1

You're not the first to make that prediction onenote Oct 2016 #5

So the Tea Partiers will follow Pence after their "God" is dumped? bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #2

The hardcore Trumpians will burn the whole Party down if they feel Trump is being pushed out alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #3

Excellent. Chemisse Oct 2016 #4

Curtis

(348 posts)

1. Health Crisis

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:25 PM

Oct 2016

I bet a staged health crisis is coming for Trump to where he will withdraw from the race for health reasons so the GOP can save face and elevate Pence to the candidate level.

Remember you heard it here first.