U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says he is disgusted by the recently revealed lewd comments on women by Donald Trump, but stopped short of saying he doesn’t support the Republican nominee for president.
“I am disgusted by Donald Trump’s comments,” Alexander said in his first statement on Trump’s decade-old comments on groping women that were reported Friday. “I believe he is driving the presidential campaign to a new low and is running out of time to persuade the American people that he should lead our country and represent American values.”
Through a spokesman, Alexander did not say whether he would still vote for Trump next month. His remarks come one day after fellow East Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam announced he would not vote for Trump, saying he wanted the nominee to step aside in order for vice presidential nominee Mike Pence to take the top spot on the ticket.
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