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Foreign politicians to Trump: Stop ‘begging’ for money

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd at a rally, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Bangor, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd at a rally, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Bangor, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd at a rally, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Bangor, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

WASHINGTON (AP) – Call it ‘Trexit.’

Members of the British Parliament and other foreign politicians want off Donald Trump’s email list, and are seeking to block the presidential candidate from asking them for campaign donations.

“Please stop sending begging letters to MPs,” tweeted Stuart McDonald, a member of the British Parliament. “It’s pathetic.”

A pair of watchdog groups notes that the practice is not just annoying, it’s illegal.

“Donald Trump should have known better,” said Paul S. Ryan of the Campaign Legal Center, which with Democracy 21 is filing a complaint to the Federal Election Commission.