Top Republican Paul Ryan deserted Donald Trump on Monday after an aggressive debate attack against Hillary Clinton failed to quell mounting disgust over his attitude toward women. The speaker of the House told congressional colleagues on a conference call that he would no longer defend Trump or campaign with him. “I really find it almost unimaginable that someone could stand and just tell falsehood after falsehood,” Clinton told reporters who asked what had surprised her about the brutal night in St Louis. “I believe in redemption,” running mate Mike Pence, who had been rumored to be dropping out after a groping scandal that had threatened to sink the campaign, told MSNBC on Monday morning. Ryan said he will not defend Trump or campaign with him for the next 30 days but would “spend his entire energy making sure that Hillary Clinton does not get a blank check with a Democrat-controlled Congress”.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2016 16:46 UTC