Donald Trump lashes out on Twitter at Republicans abandoning him over lewd tape
Donald Trump has watched the parade of Republicans condemning his vulgar comments about women, heard on a 2005 tape released Friday, and while he has not spoken publicly about the tape or the reaction to it, he has been tweeting and re-tweeting. He’s calling them “self-righteous hypocrites” and predicting it’ll be their poll numbers that will drop.
So many self-righteous hypocrites. Watch their poll numbers - and elections - go down!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016
Tremendous support (except for some Republican "leadership"). Thank you.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016
He also touted a Breitbart interview with Juanita Broaddrick, who has accused Bill Clinton of raping her. (Breitbart’s publisher is Trump’s campaign CEO.)
EXCLUSIVE — Video Interview: Bill Clinton Accuser Juanita Broaddrick Relives Brutal Rapes:https://t.co/9j7f8VK9Md
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016
He retweeted the tweets of supporters, including minority and women supporters.
"@HenryLeledog: @realDonaldTrump This Black Democrat is on the "TRUMP TRAIN"!!"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016
"@Jodygirl1010: @realDonaldTrump I am a woman who continues to support & stand with #Trump! #dtmag pic.twitter.com/nFmY3FJuEf" Thank you.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016
"@maidaa17: @realDonaldTrump GOP traitors! Not supporting U is voting for her, destroying America.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016
"@eericmyers: @realDonaldTrump "Republican leadership" should have only one job: Help elect the nominee we voted for, Donald J. Trump."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016
And he retweeted a poll (below) that showed him up a couple of points Sunday, a daily tracking poll by USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times “Daybreak” poll. However, that poll is not a snapshot on its own of the immediate responses to breaking news -- rather, each day, the pollsters here publish an average -- the poll’s description reads, “These charts are updated daily (just after midnight) with an average of all of the prior week’s responses.” So in this case, Saturday’s results -- after the news of the tape broke, are averaged with every day’s results going back to the prior Saturday, before the release of the tape.
LA Times- USC Dornsife Sunday Poll: Donald Trump Retains 2 Point Lead Over Hillary:https://t.co/n05rul4Ycw
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2016