This weekend has been very eventful for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and the Republican party. Some unearthed video from 2005 had Donald Trump talking on a hot mic about how he kisses and fondles women. He thinks he can get away with it because he’s a “star.”
Alabama Governor, Robert Bentley, who had a sexual harassment scandal this year, said he is no longer voting for Trump. Bentley was caught flirting with one of his aides in some leaked audio. Some were calling on him to resign, but he refused.
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Bentley’s announcement about Trump came after Alabama U.S. Reps. Martha Roby and Bradley Byrne called for Trump to step down from the GOP ticket.
Roby said in a statement:
“Now, it is abundantly clear that the best thing for our country and our party is for Trump to step aside and allow a responsible, respectable Republican to lead the ticket. Hillary Clinton must not be president, but, with Trump leading the ticket she will be.”
Trump’s Alabama campaign chairman, Perry Hooper, Jr. said:
“The statements that Mr. Trump said in 2005 we’re inappropriate and Mr. Trump apologized. But Mr. Trump knows today that our country is a stake.”
Bentley said in a statement:
“I endorsed Gov. John Kasich for president, because I felt like he was the most qualified and the best person to lead our nation. I certainly won’t vote for Hillary Clinton, but I cannot and will not vote for Donald Trump.”
Trump has said that he will not be withdrawing from the race no matter what comes out. He said that he has “a lot of support,” and he “will never withdraw.” Many key members of the Republican party are withdrawing their support for their nominee. Even his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, is cancelling some of the campaign events he said he would attend.
Here is some audio of Governor Bentley’s sex scandal:
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