Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Governor and Rep. Chaffetz pull Trump Endorsement

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By Matt Canham and Thomas Burr, Oct. 7, 2016, The Salt Lake Tribune

Donald Trump faces an exodus of support from top Utah Republicans after the disclosure of a damning video showing him bragging about groping and kissing women in a way some believe would constitute sexual assault.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Rep. Jason Chaffetz said he can no longer vote for Trump, while former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said the Republican presidential nominee should drop out of the race.

The video, first reported by The Washington Post, is a bombshell in this highly unusual contest and it comes just two days before the second presidential debate. Among the offensive things Trump says in the three-minute video is that he tries to sleep with married women and that he is forceful with a woman he finds attractive.

"I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait," he says. "And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."

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