College Republicans chair disavows Trump over 'locker room' remarks

The chair of the College Republican National Committee, Alex Smith, formally disavowed her party's nominee in a tweet on Saturday, citing the sexually graphic comments Donald Trump made in 2005 that were released in a recording Friday. "The Party of Lincoln is not a locker room, and there is no place for people who think it is," Smith wrote, adding, "Definitely not with her, but not with him."

Two Senate Republicans, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo and New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, also retracted their endorsements of Donald Trump on Saturday over his lewd words. Utah's Republican Gov. Gary Herbert did the same Friday, and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) called on Trump to drop out of the race entirely.

Trump has issued an apology but swears he will not drop out.

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