But a review of filings showed that his political giving has largely benefited Republicans over the years, including donations this election cycle to political action committees that supported primary candidates Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio. Those are very close to the words Ryan used in the long months before he endorsed Trump, telling CNN on May 6, “I’m not there right now”. Speaking before the Mechanicsburg rally on Monday night, she said she found Trump’s comments on the Khans and John McCain to be “very disrespectful”.
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What does it say about your party that this is your standard bearer? “He is unrepentant in all things”.
He is considered one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the country, as he was last cycle when he pulled off in a hard-fought win against Democrat Andrew Romanoff.
He also ripped into New Hampshire Sen. “That doesn’t make any sense and I don’t think anybody would take that seriously”, Obama said. “While our party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us”, McCain said. “If you look at his wife, she was standing there”, said Trump.
Obama said that his administration would continue the tradition of sharing intelligence briefings with the presidential nominees of both parties.
Fleischer still supports Trump over Clinton.
Reuters first reported on the Trump campaign’s efforts to get Republicans in Congress to come to the billionaire nominee’s defense.
Khan, who is Muslim, has sparred publicly with Trump in the days since he delivered his fiery speech at the Democratic National Convention, where he argued that Trump’s proposal to ban Muslim immigrants from entering the U.S.is unconstitutional and would prevent patriotic Muslim-Americans from serving the country. Pence, meanwhile, has pushed back on criticisms of Trump’s disrespectful remarks about the mother and father of fallen Captain Humayun Khan – saying multiple times this week that he and Trump “cherish” the Khan family.
“If @realDonaldTrump wants to be the Commander in Chief, he needs to act like one”.
While Cantor’s statement said his denouncement of Trump was unrelated to politics, he did mention a Monmouth County Republican Committee fundraiser held on July 7 called the “Star-Spangled Spectacular”.
Trump also said Ryan had sought his endorsement, a claim disputed by the speaker’s campaign. “And we are confident in a victory next week regardless”. Kelly Ayotte as weak. “I urge all Republicans to reject Donald Trump this November”, she concluded.
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Ward, McCain’s challenger, told NBC News in June at a Phoenix rally for Trump, which the senator did not attend: “They’re hungry for change”. But Comella, his former aide, said the very survival of the party depends on stopping the celebrity businessman.
