Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Saturday told the RNC to redirect resources away from Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reports. Trump has been under fire since The Washington Post on Friday surfaced video of him making extremely graphic comments about women during an Access Hollywood segment taped in 2005.
Priebus' directive is apparently an effort to salvage the GOP's chances in down-ballot races, as party operatives are concerned the backlash facing Trump may jeopardize their odds to retain the Senate as well as the House. Earlier Saturday, Politico reported the RNC halted its mail production for the pro-Trump "Victory" program, presumably in order to redirect resources elsewhere. The Washington Post called the backlash of Trump on Saturday an "epic and historic political crisis."
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Priebus was scheduled to appear on Face the Nation on Sunday, but the appearance was canceled because the Trump campaign reportedly preferred a "campaign person"; he will be replaced by major Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York. Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway was scheduled to appear on Fox News Sunday, but Giuliani will also take over that segment. Trump himself is scheduled to face-off against Hillary Clinton on Sunday night in the second presidential debate, which begins 9 p.m. ET Sunday.
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