The RNC, guided by Mr Priebus, managed somehow to stitch together a convention in Cleveland that did not come asunder.
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Trump stands to have more financial independence than he did a month ago, when nearly half of the $51 million he raised went to the Republican National Committee, not his campaign.
Trump spokesman Jason Miller rejected suggestions that Manafort is “mailing it in” as “completely erroneous”. “He’ll probably go down as the worst president in the history of our country, he’s been a total disaster”, Trump told Sinclair Broadcast group in an interview on Tuesday.
Trump’s stunning slap at two of the nation’s most prominent Republicans dramatically escalated GOP turmoil barely a week after a convention meant to promote party unity.
But Johnson refused to withdraw his support of Trump.
But in what appeared to be an effort to soothe ruffled feelings, Trump’s vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, said yesterday he endorsed Ryan as “a strong conservative leader” and was doing so with Trump’s blessing. Several media outlets reported on Wednesday that Trump had rejected advice from his staff to drop the dispute. It was written by Capt. Humayun Khan’s commander in Iraq. He added: “To my Republican friends: I know I’m not alone”. McCain is a decorated Vietnam War veteran and former prisoner of war who now serves as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
News said former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, along with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, are among the Trump endorsers who want to talk the candidate into a dramatic reset.
Trump stunned Republicans by telling The Washington Post this week that he wasn’t ready to endorse Ryan, ahead of his primary. The nominee tweeted Wednesday morning: “There is great unity in my campaign, perhaps greater than ever before”.
“I think we’re fixing it”, he said. “Beat Crooked H!” the Republican nominee wrote on Twitter early on Wednesday, referring to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
“The candidate is in control of his campaign”, campaign chairman Paul Manafort told the Fox News Network Wednesday afternoon. “The campaign is in very good shape”. And it worries me, some of what I hear him say.
In an email to MSNBC, Trump campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks addressed the speculation, saying: “There is no truth to this whatsoever”.
“It’s so sad, so disgusting”, Trump said of the payment as he campaigned in Maine. He didn’t mention the spat with the Khans.
The Trump campaign had no immediate comment. Both had been among Trump’s harshest critics in the wake of his comments about the Khan family, particular McCain, a former prisoner of war who said Trump did not have “unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us”.
“Staggering numbers”, CNN’s Alisyn Camerota said, “but they’re not in the millions”.
Trump has, however, maintained the support of GOP leadership on Capitol Hill – though it has been strained. “And he’s only 5 or 6 points behind”, Bennett said.
But The Washington Post quoted sources describing Priebus as “very frustrated” with Trump’s campaign.
A small team is working on Republican outreach at Clinton’s campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, largely focused on fielding calls from Republicans interested in giving money and helping with fundraising. Along with his proposed ban on Muslims, his plans have included building a wall along the Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants and renegotiating trade agreements. During the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last month, Sen.
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He said he had given Pence permission endorse the speaker the day before.
