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    Trump cleaves the GOP into unprecedented alliances

    Donald Trump continues to thumb his nose at the Republican Party. He's expressed no regrets about attacking a Gold Star Family, despite criticism from GOP leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arizona Senator John McCain. Despite their concerns, they have not withdrawn their endorsements of Trump.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 3, 2016 • 6m Listen

    Donald Trump continues to thumb his nose at the Republican Party. He's expressed no regrets about attacking a Gold Star Family, despite criticism from GOP leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arizona Senator John McCain. Despite their concerns, they have not withdrawn their endorsements of Trump. But he's now refusing to endorse them in primary elections coming up soon. Ron Elving, senior editor and correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, has more.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Ron Elving

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Appalachia finally finds its hero…in Trump
    1. 1:55Trump cleaves the GOP into unprecedented alliancesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:51Donald Trump: Unlikely hero of a vanishing culture
    3. 41:41Did the US pay ransom to Iran for release of American prisoners?
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