John McCain of Arizona in their GOP primaries.
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“He feels like a fool”, a Republican source familiar with the situation said.
Donald Trump’s campaign posted $80 million in fundraising last month in conjunction with the Republican Party, powered by a small-dollar program that is allowing him to slowly close the gap with Hillary Clinton. Priebus feels burnt by Trump’s string of self-inflicted wounds and his refusal to observe basic decorum by giving Ryan his support. He wrote on Twitter: “There is great unity in my campaign, perhaps greater than ever before”.
“Therefore, I have made a decision to support Hillary Rodham Clinton”.
Protesters hold up signs as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign stop, Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Philadelphia.
Campaign manager Paul Manafort sought to reinforce the message, telling Fox News Channel the campaign was moving in a positive direction, with the candidate himself in control.
On the campaign trail In Ashburn, Virginia, Trump received a symbolic show of support from Lt. Colonel Lewis Dorfman, who gave Trump his Purple Heart, a military medal the veteran received from being injured in battle. Also, Rep. Richard Hanna of NY became the first Republican member of Congress to say he will vote for Clinton.
Trump’s always unruly campaign has been wracked by turmoil in recent days.
If that happens, the 168 members of the Republican National Committee would be tasked with choosing a successor. Khizr Khan, Humayun’s father, spoke critically of the GOP nominee during the Democratic convention last week.
The Hewlett-Packard executive said in a statement Tuesday that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s “demagoguery has undermined the fabric of our national character”. “And he’s only 5 or 6 points behind”, Bennett said.
The dispute over Trump’s treatment of the Khans was the latest rift in a party frayed by dissent over the candidate.
The first F&M poll of the general election season shows Clinton with an 11 point lead over Republican Donald Trump. Responding to reports of an “intervention” on the part of GOP officials and Trump campaign staff, Manafort told Fox News on August 2 that “the only need we have for an intervention is with some media types who keep saying things that aren’t true”.
Clinton’s campaign committee itself reported it raised about $63 million in July. They are running as the presidential ticket for the Libertarian Party.
That’s a significantly tighter gap than in June, when Trump’s total was million to Clinton’s million.
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A former reality TV star with a propensity for free-flowing insults, Trump has won support particularly from white blue-collar workers who feel neglected by the political establishment.
