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The growing list of Republicans who have abandoned Donald Trump
Source: The Guardian
The growing list of Republicans who have abandoned Donald Trump
High-profile Republicans have rejected the businessman
following the release of his remarks on groping women,
while others condemn the comments
Alan Yuhas
Saturday 8 October 2016 19.45 BST
On Friday and Saturday, after the release of an 11-year-old recording that revealed Donald Trump boasting about his advances on a married woman and his desire to “grab [women] by the pussy”, a succession of Republican lawmakers condemned the remarks and in some cases withdrew their support for their party’s presidential nominee.
Here is a list of those Republicans and their current statements and positions regarding Trump, in context of what they have previously said on the subject.
Republicans who have endorsed and now abandoned Trump
John Thune, South Dakota senator and third-ranking Republican in the Senate: “Donald Trump should withdraw and Mike Pence should be our nominee effective immediately.” In May, Thune argued Trump was a necessary candidate of “change”, saying: “We have to get it right in 2016 because the future of our country is hanging in the balance in so many different ways. And there are three words that ought to scare everyone in this room: President Hillary Clinton.”
Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire senator: ...
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High-profile Republicans have rejected the businessman
following the release of his remarks on groping women,
while others condemn the comments
Alan Yuhas
Saturday 8 October 2016 19.45 BST
On Friday and Saturday, after the release of an 11-year-old recording that revealed Donald Trump boasting about his advances on a married woman and his desire to “grab [women] by the pussy”, a succession of Republican lawmakers condemned the remarks and in some cases withdrew their support for their party’s presidential nominee.
Here is a list of those Republicans and their current statements and positions regarding Trump, in context of what they have previously said on the subject.
Republicans who have endorsed and now abandoned Trump
John Thune, South Dakota senator and third-ranking Republican in the Senate: “Donald Trump should withdraw and Mike Pence should be our nominee effective immediately.” In May, Thune argued Trump was a necessary candidate of “change”, saying: “We have to get it right in 2016 because the future of our country is hanging in the balance in so many different ways. And there are three words that ought to scare everyone in this room: President Hillary Clinton.”
Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire senator: ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/08/donald-trump-list-of-republicans-reject-support-endorsement
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