Trump campaign reels as some donors explore replacing him

Spencer Zwick, a top Republican fundraiser, said donors are backing away from Trump. “Major GOP donors are pulling support from Donald Trump and are now looking to fund an effort to back someone else as the Republican nominee,” Zwick said.

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Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah announced he could no longer endorse Trump, saying he wished his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, was on the top of the ticket. “I think we should all stand up and say we’re not going to tolerate this,” Chaffetz, who heads the House Oversight Committee, said on CNN.

Trump abruptly canceled a planned appearance at a Wisconsin event with House Speaker Paul Ryan Saturday and said he would send Pence instead. Ryan, too, condemned Trump’s comments, saying, he was “sickened” by what he heard on the tape.

“Women are to be championed and revered, not objectified,” he said. “I hope Mr. Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests. In the meantime, he is no longer attending tomorrow’s event in Wisconsin.”

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