Young republicans at the University of Virginia (UVA) have withdrawn their support for the Republican Party candidate in the November 8 presidential election of the United States (U.S.), Mr. Donald Trump. The decision came barely four weeks after the young republicans grudgingly endorsed Mr. Trump’s candidature.
The UVA republicans withdrew their endorsement for the party’s candidate, following the widespread condemnation trailing Trump’s offensive comments in a sex tape released by the Washington Post last week.
Last month, it was a hot battle of wits and arguments at the series of meetings held last month by UVA college republicans for the endorsement of Mr. Trump. The decision of the young republican to support Trump’s candidature in the presidential election was taken after a close vote.
The young republicans said their Mr. Trump’s past remarks and actions toward women had changed the way many people feel about him.
A statement by the group’s Executive Board reads: “In light of recent events, we, the Executive Board of the College Republicans at UVA, have decided to issue a revoke our endorsement of Donald Trump. We respect our members’ original vote to endorse him, but we also realise Mr. Trump’s past remarks and actions toward women have changed the way many people feel about him.
“We were elected to our positions by our members, who count on us to represent them to the best of our ability. This revoke is nothing more or less than to ensure we are doing just that, by making sure our current actions and positions continue to accurately reflect the views and desires of our members.”
Source The Nation
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