Donald Trump makes history again
Susan Page
USA TODAY
12:20 p.m. EDT October 9, 2016
... The Republican presidential nominee and his degrading language was denounced by the national chairman of his party. The nation's highest-ranking GOP official, House Speaker Paul Ryan, disinvited him from a chance to share a Wisconsin stage Saturday. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, a member of the Senate leadership, called on him to withdraw. New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, in a tough re-election contest, said she would write in the name of Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, on her ballot. Pence himself released an extraordinary statement saying he didn't "condone his remarks and cannot defend them" ...
The 90-minute town hall will cap what was one of the worst two weeks any presidential candidate has endured. It started with his widely panned performance at the first presidential debate, followed by a late-night tweetstorm targeting a former beauty queen and leaked tax returns that showed he reported a $916 million loss in 1995. That could mean he avoided paying federal income taxes entirely for 18 years ...
... a tidal wave of Republican senators, representatives and others have withdrawn their endorsements, some urging Trump to resign from the ticket ...
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