Just In: Trump Again In Fresh Trouble

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Prominent Republicans are maintaining their distance from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, even as he meets with party leaders and major donors try to forge a path to the White House.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, who called Trump's blast against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel "the textbook definition of a racist comment" Tuesday, said Thursday he hoped Trump can improve, and if not, he will continue denouncing similar comments.
"Do I think these kinds of antics are distracting and give us a campaign that we can not be proud of? Yeah. I've spoken very clearly about it. But I think and hope and believe he can fix this to the point where he can hopefully run a campaign that we can all be proud of," Ryan told Milwaukee radio station WISN.

But Trump's former rivals -- people he savaged in the Republican primary -- were even stronger Thursday. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one of 16 Republicans who fell to Trump, said he may not endorse the billionaire.

"He's not yet the nominee. Officially that won't happen until the middle of July, that's the time frame. In particular, I want to make sure he renounces what he says with regards to this judge -- that flies directly in the face, and on the religious test alone, that's directly in conflict with the Sixth Amendment," Walker said in Madison, Wisconsin.

And Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who said Trump called him a few weeks ago to press for his support, said Trump has gotten worse, not better, since the race ended.

"Why would I feel compelled to support someone who's positions I kind of fundamentally disagree with?" Kasich told Fox News' Bill Hemmer Thursday. "I just wish that there was a change. But it doesn't look like there's been any change. It looks like its gotten worse."

Trump tried to assuage concerns this week -- delivering a controlled speech with a teleprompter Tuesday night, actions he typically mocks -- and delivered a 700-word statement explaining that he would not be talking about the Trump University case anymore. But aides cautioned it was not a sign that it was not a sign he was fundamentally changing how he campaigns.
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