Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday night unleashed a fresh round of anger on GOP leaders who have distanced themselves from him since he was caught on a recording bragging about sexual assault.
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Trump, in a Fox News interview with Bill O’Reilly, continued his onslaught against House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), criticizing Ryan’s repeated denouncements of Trump’s array of offensive remarks. Earlier Tuesday, Trump called Ryan “very weak and ineffective.”
“If you sneeze, he calls up and announces: ‘Isn’t that a terrible thing?’ So look, I don’t want his support,” Trump told O’Reilly. “I don’t care about his support.” Ryan, fearing Trump will drag Republican House candidates to defeat, announced Monday that he will no longer defend Trump and instead will try to preserve the Republican majority in the House. Ryan said he continues to support Trump as the nominee and didn’t withdraw his endorsement.
Trump also laid into Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who dropped his support of Trump over the weekend, saying the senator had “probably the dirtiest mouth in all of the Senate.” Trump attacked McCain’s Vietnam War service last year.
Trump claimed McCain, who is in a close election against Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.), was “desperate” for Trump’s help.
“McCain was desperate to get my endorsement,” Trump said. “I gave him the endorsement because he needed it for the primary, and frankly he ran against a very, very good woman.” more
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