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Washington — Embattled White House hopeful Donald Trump lashed out at “disloyal” Republicans in a ranting tweetstorm yesterday, saying they are to blame if his faltering campaign comes up short.
Declaring himself unchained from party strictures, the bombastic real estate mogul publicly berated party big-wig Paul Ryan — the speaker of the House of Representatives — as a “weak and ineffective leader”.
“It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to” Trump tweeted.
Relations between the Trump campaign and party leaders have always been difficult, but they have soured considerably since Democrat Hillary Clinton began to pull away in the polls two weeks ago.
The final straw for many elected Republicans was the emergence of a video in which Trump bragged about groping women. That prompted a string of disavowals and endorsement withdrawals.
Trump further alienated allies by bringing up unproven abuse allegations against former president Bill Clinton in a Sunday debate watched by tens of millions of Americans.
Trump’s angry response seems to have been prompted by Ryan effectively telling fellow Republicans to stop defending the nominee and focus on limiting electoral losses in Congress.
In a conference call on Monday, Ryan told congressional Republicans “you all need to do what’s best for you in your district”, according to one person who listened in. — AFP.
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