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Trump Declares War on GOP: “The Shackles Have Been Taken Off”

HeadlineOct 12, 2016

In election news, the Republican Party is facing increasing turmoil, after Donald Trump, the party’s presidential nominee, declared war against the Republican Party establishment. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted: “It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to.” In a second tweet, he wrote: “Disloyal R’s are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don’t know how to win–I will teach them!” Trump’s words came after Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said he’d no longer campaign for Trump, following the release of a 2005 video in which Trump boasts about sexually assaulting women. This comes as Billy Bush is reportedly out at the “Today” show over his comments in the 2005 Donald Trump video. Billy Bush is the cousin of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and President George W. Bush. NBC suspended him after the video’s release.

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