Gov. Martinez slams Trump’s ‘offensive rhetoric,’ reiterates stance on support

WASHINGTON – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said Saturday she will not support Donald Trump for president after a leaked 2005 videotape showed the Republican presidential nominee boasting about kissing and groping women without consent, and getting away with it because he was a celebrity.

Martinez has been critical of Trump throughout his campaign and has never endorsed him. She joined a growing chorus of prominent Republicans on Saturday in denouncing his remarks heard on tape.

“What Trump brags about is appalling and completely unacceptable,” Martinez said in a statement. “No woman should ever be treated the way he claims he treated women. Unfortunately, there is a pattern of disturbing conduct and offensive rhetoric that raises serious questions about his fitness to be President. That’s why I have withheld my support from the very beginning, and will not support him now.”

In July, Martinez said she wanted more information from Trump about how he would support New Mexico’s nuclear weapons laboratories and military bases, and ensure other federal funding to the state before she could consider supporting him.

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