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Donald Trump is facing bipartisan pressure to adopt a more presidential tone in his White House run including from Democratic President Barack Obama and Republicans who worry his missteps may do irreparable harm to the party and his campaign.
The Republican front-runner came under fire from Obama on Friday over Trump‘s recent comments that he would not rule out using nuclear weapons in Europe and that Japan and South Korea might need nuclear weapons to ease the US financial commitment to their security.
Trump lost ground on the online prediction market after drawing fire for his suggestion earlier in the week, which he later dialled back, that women be punished for getting abortions if the procedure is banned.
Those who marvelled at Trump‘s rise are now warning the New York billionaire that his shoot-from-the-lip approach to campaigning could jeopardise his chance to win the Republican nomination for the 8 November election.
A Cruz win would make it harder for Trump to reach the magic number of 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination before the Republican national convention in July. The winner will get to claim all of Wisconsin’s 42 delegates.
Bossie has helped to introduce Trump to grassroots activists.
But losing the Republican nomination may not keep Trump out of the November election.
In excerpts of an interview on Fox News Sunday to be aired this Sunday, Trump said he wanted to run as a Republican but declined to rule out a third-party candidacy.
Asked what he would do if he didn’t get the Republican nomination, Trump replied: “We’re going to have to see how I was treated.”
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