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Republican Rep. Mike Coffman and Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado are among GOP members of Congress telling Donald Trump he should step aside as their party\u2019s nominee for president.<\/p>\n
Trump on Friday apologized for lewd comments he made about women in 2005 but said that his \u201cfoolish\u201d words are much different than the words and actions of former President Bill Clinton, whom he accused of abusing women, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, whom he accused of having \u201cbullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s apology came more than eight hours after the Washington Post reported a lewd conversation about women that Trump had in 2005 with Billy Bush, then of \u201cAccess Hollywood,\u201d that was caught by a hot microphone. During the conversation, Trump bragged about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women, including a married woman, saying that \u201cwhen you\u2019re a star, they let you do it.\u201d The tape was recorded several months after Trump married his third wife, Melania.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and state Rep. J. Paul Brown are sticking with Trump.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable and he must sincerely and directly apologize to all women. That said, this is the reality: It is too late to replace anyone on the ballot and we have two flawed candidates for president,\u201d Tipton, of Cortez, said in a statement to The Durango Herald. Tipton is in an election race with Democrat Gail Schwartz.<\/p>\n
Brown, of Ignacio, said, \u201cIt was stupid for him to do that and certainly I do not support anything like what he said, but I\u2019m still concerned about Supreme Court justices that will be appointed by the president, and I think he will appoint people closer to who I would like to see on the Supreme Court, as opposed to Hillary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coffman, who is being challenged for his seat in Congress by Democrat Morgan Carroll, called Trump\u2019s comments \u201cvile.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the good of the country, and to give the Republicans a chance of defeating Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump should step aside,\u201d Coffman said in an email Friday to The Denver Post.<\/p>\n
Gardner used Twitter to get register his unhappiness with Trump, stating, \u201cI cannot and will not support someone who brags about degrading and assaulting women.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will not vote for Donald Trump, Gardner tweeted. \u201cIf Donald Trump wishes to defeat Hillary Clinton, he should do the only thing that will allow us to do so \u2013 step aside and allow Mike Pence to be the Republican Party\u2019s nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gardner said he\u2019d write-in his vote for Pence.<\/p>\n
Republican Darryl Glenn, who\u2019s running against incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, issued a statement Saturday that said, in part:<\/p>\n
\u201cDonald Trump is simply disqualified from being commander in chief \u2013 America cannot have a man who speaks this way about women be the face of our country to the Free World. I am therefore calling on Donald Trump to do the honorable, selfless thing \u2013 voluntarily step aside and let Mike Pence be our party\u2019s nominee.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press reported that GOP vice presidential nominee Pence was \u201coffended\u201d by Trumps remarks \u201cand cannot defend them.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Monday, Pence gave a series of television interviews, urging Republicans to stand behind Trump.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a choice between two futures,\u201d Pence said. \u201cI\u2019m honored to be standing with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also on Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan told his party in a conference call he is focusing on ensuring Hillary Clinton doesn\u2019t get a blank check as president with a Democratic-controlled Congress, suggesting he doesn\u2019t believe Trump can win.<\/p>\n
Pro-Trump GOP House members in the conference calls pushed back and said Trump can still prevail. One conservative called Ryan and other Republican leaders \u201ccowards,\u201d according to a source who demanded anonymity in order to comment.<\/p>\n
Trump on Friday confirmed that he engaged in the conversation and said in a statement: \u201cThis was locker-room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course \u2013 not even close.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a videotaped midnight apology, Trump said, \u201cI was wrong, and I apologize.\u201d He dismissed the revelations as \u201ca distraction\u201d from a decade ago.<\/p>\n
Trump said he won\u2019t quit the race. He told The Washington Post on Saturday, \u201cI\u2019d never withdraw. I\u2019ve never withdrawn in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never said I\u2019m a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I\u2019m not. I\u2019ve said and done things I regret, and the words released today on this more than a decade-old video are one of them. Anyone who knows me knows these words don\u2019t reflect who I am. I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve said some foolish things, but there\u2019s a big difference between the words and actions of other people. Bill Clinton has actually abused women, and Hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
In Sunday night\u2019s televised presidential debate, Hillary Clinton declared that Trump\u2019s comments reveal \u201cexactly who he is\u201d and prove his unsuitability to be president. Trump accused her of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton\u2019s affairs and promised she would \u201cbe in jail\u201d if he were president.<\/p>\n
Trump called her a \u201cliar\u201d and the \u201cdevil\u201d and said she had \u201ctremendous hate in her heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
He acknowledged for the first time that he had paid no federal income taxes for many years, and denied that had ever kissed and grabbed women without their consent. He repeated that his words in 2005 were merely \u201clocker room talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sunday, Oct. 9
\n Presidential debate
\n Moderators: Martha Raddatz, of \u201cThis Week,\u201d ABC; and Anderson Cooper, Anchor, CNN
\n Location: Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
\n The second presidential debate takes the form of a town meeting. Half the questions will be posed by citizens and half by the moderator. Candidates will have 2 minutes to respond and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate discussion. Town meeting participants will be uncommitted voters selected by the Gallup Organization.
\n Wednesday, Oct. 19
\n Presidential debate
\n Moderator: Chris Wallace, Anchor, Fox News Sunday
\n Location: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
\n The debate will be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each on topics selected by the moderator. The moderator will open each segment with a question, and each candidate will have 2 minutes to respond. Candidates then may respond to each other. The moderator will use the balance of time for a discussion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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