The Republican candidate to the White House critisized Obama’s tenure late Tuesday, after the president had called him “unfit to serve” and “woefully unprepared”. John McCain in their respective primaries. “There has to be a point in which you say this is not somebody I can support for president of the United States, even if he purports to be a member of my party”, Obama said.
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One of the people said Trump privately blames his own staff for failing to quiet the backlash from his own party after he criticized an American Muslim family whose son, a U.S. Army captain, was killed in Iraq.
Until recently, many Republicans opposed to Mr Trump had stopped short of supporting Mrs Clinton, saying they would vote for a third party or “write-in” candidate.
At a news conference Tuesday, Obama noted that many leading Republicans in Congress have denounced various Trump statements.
“I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president”. “He is unrepentant in all things”.
He also criticised the Republican leadership who are supporting the billionaire from NY. While not a household name, her decision to leave the party rocked those who make politics their profession.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus was furious over the failure to endorse Ryan, who is the most senior elected Republican, and over Trump’s feud with the Khan family, two Republican sources said. She said she will vote for the Democratic nominee if the race in her home state of Florida appears close come Election Day.
“Trump has moved in exactly the opposite direction from our recommendations on how to make the party more inclusive”, said Ari Fleischer, who worked with Bradshaw on the GOP’s so-called post-election autopsy and was a senior adviser to President George W. Bush.
Clinton, meanwhile, kept up her assault on Trump’s business practices, holding up a Trump-branded tie as she spoke at the Knotty Tie Company in battleground Colorado.
Another Republican source said Trump’s family members, who have played an influential role in his campaign, were aware that an intervention was needed to get Trump back on track.
Khan made the statement at last week’s Democratic National Convention following which the Republican nominee claimed he had been viciously attacked.
Still despite the gathering chaos around Trump, lingering questions still surround his campaign and those who criticize him.
The inner tension comes as Priebus and handful of high-profile Trump allies consider whether to confront the candidate directly to encourage a new approach following a series of startling stances and statements. “I mean we’ve seen a lot of things over the years and now without the voter ID’s and all the things going on and some bad court cases have come down”, Trump said. “And we are confident in a victory next week regardless”.
In the Post interview, Trump also declined to support McCain’s re-election and dismissed New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte as weak.
Mr Trump responded by attacking the couple – who are called in the USA a “Gold Star” family, the term for families that have lost a close relative in war.
Christie, the New Jersey governor, continues to be one of Trump’s biggest supporters.
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“Instead of speaking out against instances of bigotry, racism and inflammatory rhetoric, whether it’s been against women, immigrants or Muslims, we made a calculus that it was better to say nothing at all in the interest of politics and winning elections”, she told CNN. For me, it is not enough to simply denounce his comments: “He is unfit to serve our party and can not lead this country”.
