Ana Navarro, a Republican strategist and CNN contributor, said the problem with Mr Trump was that he “seems to do this over and over again”. “But I tell you what, that will be a frightful day, if Hillary gets to put her judges in, right now we’re tied”.
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Among all registered voters, about 44% want Trump to drop out.
The White House declined to comment on Trump’s accusation.
Trump found himself embroiled in yet another controversy on Tuesday after saying at a rally that gun rights activists could act to stop Clinton from nominating liberal US Supreme Court justices – a comment his campaign said was misinterpreted.
A campaign spokesman added that Mr. Chagoury had been seeking to offer the State Department his insights on the Lebanese election, rather than looking to elicit any official action.
Dutiful Republican lap dogs – that is, those not frantically ducking accountability concerning a man they have endorsed for president – offer two lines of defense: Trump was just joking or Trump was just trying to make Second Amendment zealots realize what’s at stake.
“It’s wishful thinking to believe the Republicans are going to replace its nominee after the convention”.
“I take Trump at his word”, House said.
“Anything less than a full release of these public records before voting begins will only further prove that we have a rigged system that has one set of rules for political elites and another for everyone else”, he said. Clinton’s team deleted 30,000 emails that they had deemed personal, a number Trump invoked repeatedly. It lists 50 prominent Republicans and Independents who have endorsed her so far, including former NY mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The campaign released new endorsements from several retired Republican officials, including former commerce secretary Carlos Gutierrez, former housing and urban development secretary Carla Hills, former Maryland Congresswoman Connie Morella, former CT congressman Chris Shays and former director of national intelligence John Negroponte.
In contrast to Clinton’s emphasis of her opponent’s remarks, Trump barely mentioned the second amendment in his speech in Virginia on Wednesday, referencing it only once as he spoke at a closed event. “I don’t have an answer for you”, the spokeswoman said. He doesn’t understand the basic requirements of being president of the United States.
Earlier this week, 50 Republican national security officials had signed an open letter questioning the real estate mogul’s temperament, calling him reckless and unqualified.
DONALD TRUMP: It’s called pay-for-play.
The figures underscored deep divisions in the Republican Party over Trump’s candidacy. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, looked to capitalize on the furor. In the past, Trump has also falsely suggested Obama is a Muslim or was born in Kenya, where Obama’s father was from.
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“The comments made by Trump should not be dismissed as a joke or considered careless”.
