Tremors through the Republican Party
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-cl...-matthews-impact-fla-072835319--election.html
"The one-sentence response from the head of Trump's Republican Party was devastating.
"No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner. Ever," said Reince Priebus, who had stood by Trump through his past provocative comments.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said he was sickened by Trump's comments.
"I hope Mr. Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests."
Ryan added tartly that Trump was "no longer attending" a joint campaign appearance set for Saturday in Wisconsin. Trump himself later said in a statement that he would be preparing for Sunday night's debate instead.
Other Republicans, painfully aware of Trump's possible impact on their own political fates, were quick to chime in. New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who is locked in a close race, called his comments "totally inappropriate and offensive."
Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, was "beside himself" and his wife was furious, according to a person familiar with their thinking. That person spoke on the condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to share the private discussion"
"The one-sentence response from the head of Trump's Republican Party was devastating.
"No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner. Ever," said Reince Priebus, who had stood by Trump through his past provocative comments.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said he was sickened by Trump's comments.
"I hope Mr. Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests."
Ryan added tartly that Trump was "no longer attending" a joint campaign appearance set for Saturday in Wisconsin. Trump himself later said in a statement that he would be preparing for Sunday night's debate instead.
Other Republicans, painfully aware of Trump's possible impact on their own political fates, were quick to chime in. New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who is locked in a close race, called his comments "totally inappropriate and offensive."
Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, was "beside himself" and his wife was furious, according to a person familiar with their thinking. That person spoke on the condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to share the private discussion"
Support will be gone like an avalanche by Sunday. Trump will get heavy pressure to step down. He stays in and the election will be a national embarrassment for repubs. It is no longer a question that the election is lost, it is. It's now trying to salvage some respectability as a party. Hillary must be ecstatic. No way for her to lose now short of having a stroke m
Watched It myself. Won't even come close to putting this behind him. I afraid Sunday night is going to be a spectale for the ages.
Hi own daughters must be crying inside. His wife trying to keep his young son from seeing the monster that is his father.