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Is there anything Trump could say to make his party cut and run?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Below is an excerpt from \u201cRock Bottom: A Brief History of the 2016 Presidential Campaign,\u201d published by Yahoo University Press in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

The storm over Trump\u2019s comments about the Khan family raged on in the weeks after the Democratic convention. President Obama himself rebuked Republican leaders who sought to distance themselves from Trump\u2019s rhetoric while continuing to support his candidacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere has to be a point at which you say, \u2018This is not somebody I can support for president of the United States, even if he purports to be a member of my party,\u2019\u201d Obama said. \u201cThe fact that that has not yet happened makes some of these denunciations ring hollow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But despite isolated defections, the president\u2019s words seemed only to harden the resolve of most Republican leaders. They stood by Trump through mounting controversies in the months that followed, even as it became clear that the party was headed for its worst electoral defeat in generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Included here are transcripts of some of Trump\u2019s more incendiary comments during that fall campaign, along with the responses from some Republican leaders at the time.<\/span>
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\n\u201cSure, I got deferments. But \u2014 excuse me, Chuck, let me finish. Would you really want a president who was dumb enough to let himself get drafted? I mean, it wasn\u2019t hard to get out of it, believe me. My doctor said I had a bump on my heel or something, I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t even think he was a doctor, frankly. The government is just very, very stupid, OK? Which is why only I can fix it.\u201d \u2014\u201cMeet the Press,\u201d Aug. 28<\/span><\/p>\n

House Speaker Paul Ryan: \u201cLet me just be very clear about one thing, which is that we don\u2019t think it\u2019s dumb to wear the uniform of the United States armed forces. But the real issue here is that no one wants to be in a situation where we have to have a draft, period, and we believe that\u2019s much more likely to happen if Hillary Clinton is elected president. Also, we urge all Americans to have their feet checked regularly by an actual doctor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\u201cI know religion better than the pope, believe me! And Romans wouldn\u2019t have crucified anybody on my watch! Weak! Sad!\u201d \u2014Twitter war with Pope Francis, Sept. 5<\/span>
\nFormer Gov. Mike Huckabee: \u201cOf course Donald didn\u2019t mean the Savior was weak. His choice of words was unfortunate. I think the point Donald was trying to make is that religion has been under attack from liberal, activist judges from the beginning of time, really. You can draw a direct line from Pontius Pilate to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I believe Donald will protect our religious liberties, which is why I support him.\u201d<\/span>
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\n\u201cLook, all I\u2019m saying, Anderson, is that this hajj, this pilgrimage, is happening right now, and we have not seen the president in public for a couple of days. Do I think Barack Obama is in Mecca running around in circles and planning a terrorist attack right now? I\u2019m not saying I know that for a fact. But we have satellites. It\u2019s something we should look at.\u201d \u2014CNN interview with Anderson Cooper, Sept. 9<\/span><\/p>\n

Sen. Marco Rubio: \u201cEvery election is a choice, OK? Would I choose Donald Trump over myself? No, I obviously would not. Would I choose Trump over, say, John Hinckley? Yes, I would. Would I choose Trump in a three-way race with John Hinckley and Charles Manson? That\u2019s a tougher one. Maybe I go with Manson. It depends on what the parole board says. But anyway, this election is a choice between Trump and Hillary Clinton, and I firmly believe endorsing Trump is critical to my future. So fine, if he insists Obama is a Muslim, let\u2019s just go with that.\u201d<\/span>
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\n\u201cYou want to see a wall that kept a lot of people safe? Go to Berlin! You see all the Muslims streaming in now? You think Putin doesn\u2019t regret tearing down the wall? What kind of idiot gave the Russians that advice? I have German friends calling me up and begging me, \u2018Donald, Donald, please, when you get done with your wall, come over here and rebuild ours!\u2019 It\u2019s sad, frankly.\u201d \u2014Speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, Sept. 30<\/span><\/p>\n

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus: \u201cWho\u2019s to say that if Ronald Reagan were alive today, he wouldn\u2019t be the first one to demand the Russians \u2018rebuild that wall\u2019? I can\u2019t know that. You can\u2019t know that. The only person who would really know is Reagan, and he\u2019s dead. So Donald Trump is the closest thing to Reagan that we have, really, and I continue to believe that he is our party\u2019s nominee.\u201d<\/span>
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\n\u201cNo, I did not call you the devil. What I said \u2014 excuse me, let me finish, Hillary \u2014 what I said is that Bernie made a deal with the devil, which in this case was you. Frankly, you can\u2019t be the devil, because the devil is great, OK? The devil is in charge of all the suffering in hell, and that\u2019s a position of serious leadership. That takes a winner. You might be some kind of minor demon or something.\u201d \u2014Second presidential debate, Oct. 9<\/span><\/p>\n

House Speaker Paul Ryan: \u201cYeah, I saw it. No, the devil is not great. The devil is not a winner. What do you want me to say? I marched out there and I endorsed him, OK? There\u2019s no backsies. I put the sticker on my car already. It\u2019s not one of those magnet deals. It\u2019s really on there. I\u2019d have to repaint the entire bumper. This thing is happening, OK?\u201d<\/span>
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\n\u201cHappy holidays to my Jewish friends! If only the Book of Life sold as many copies as \u2018Art of the Deal\u2019! No. 1 bestseller! Keep trying!\u201d \u2014Yom Kippur tweet, Oct. 11<\/span>
\nSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: \u201cNaturally I reject any comparison of Mr. Trump\u2019s work with God\u2019s own. I do appreciate that he doesn\u2019t always bow to this rampant political correctness, but I also think there has to be a line, although I defend his right to say those things. So as I\u2019ve said all along, I respect, renounce, support and disagree with Mr. Trump. That\u2019s as clear as I can be.\u201d<\/span>
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\n\u201cFrankly, I never wanted the job anyway. Why would I say all this stuff if I wanted to be president? C\u2019mon! This was so great for my family, it\u2019s just amazing. Tiffany\u2019s getting her own show. Barron\u2019s YouTube channel is through the roof! He\u2019s caught so many Pok\u00e9mons traveling around, you wouldn\u2019t believe. Just an amazing experience.\u201d \u2014Election eve news conference, Nov. 7<\/span><\/p>\n

House Speaker Paul Ryan: \u201cOh, for the love of Christ! Seriously? This is why I spent the last six months not talking about poverty and tax reform? And the sticker is on there, man! I tried Goo Gone, the Magic Eraser, all of it! So yeah, I\u2019m not happy. And yeah, I endorse him. What choice do you think I have now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\"Matt<\/a>Author :\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Bai ,National Political Columnist<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

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