As GOP fallout continues, Trump marks one year in race
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump entered the presidential race a year ago today.
Now, just over a month before the Republican convention opens, there is a growing rift between the standard bearer and the rest of the party.
But his anniversary was lamented by some and protested by others.
"Look, we're gonna agree to disagree on some things," said House Speaker Paul Ryan.
The latest disagreement is over Trump's decision to add the Washington Post to the long list of news outlets banned from his events.
"I think that's a new one," said Ryan. "I don't know a whole lot about it. I hope and assume that this will get worked out."
But it hasn't been yet.
Just yesterday, Trump was shushing Ryan and other skeptical GOP leaders.
"Don't talk. Please be quiet. Just be quiet, " he told them. "Either stick together or let me just do it by myself. I'll do very well. I'm going to do very well. Okay?"
Said Speaker Ryan: "I, you know, you can't make this up sometimes."
The crisis deepened this week when Maryland's Republican Governor said he can't vote for Trump. Richard Armitage, who served under two GOP Presidents, said he would vote for Hillary Clinton instead.
And veteran Michigan congressman Fred Upton told a local radio station he will not endorse the Republican nominee.
"It seems to a lot of us that the train is off the track," said Upton.
For his part, Trump spent his one year anniversary at a D.C. law firm being deposed in a $10 million suit filed against a chef who backed out of a planned partnership with Trump because of his comments about Mexicans.
Protesters outside chanted "love conquers hate."