Chamber of Commerce official: Trump should step down
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A top official at the Chamber of Commerce, the group that's a reliable supporter of the GOP and its candidates, is calling on Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpMcCabe says he was fired because he 'opened a case against' Trump McCabe: Trump said 'I don't care, I believe Putin' when confronted with US intel on North Korea McCabe: Trump talked to me about his election victory during 'bizarre' job interview MORE to resign and cede the nomination to Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PenceKamala Harris shopping trip stirs Twitter campaign trail debate Pence met with silence after mentioning Trump in Munich speech Bill Kristol resurfaces video of Pence calling Obama executive action on immigration a 'profound mistake' MORE in light of his lewd comments leaked Friday.  

"There is no GOP nominee for President in 2016. Fundamentally offensive & unqualified," Rob Engstrom, the national political director and senior vice president at the Chamber, tweeted late Friday night. 
 
"Trump should step down immediately tonight, yielding to Governor Pence as the GOP Nominee."
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Republicans have broadly condemned Trump since the release of 2005 audio from a hot mic while appearing on NBC's "Access Hollywood."
 
During the audio, released by The Washington Post, Trump said that women let you "do anything" if you are "a star." He goes on to talk about trying to seduce a married woman and speaks lewdly about pursuing other women.
 
"You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything," he said in the audio. 
 
"Grab them by the p----,” Trump says. "You can do anything."
 
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, House Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanUnscripted Trump keeps audience guessing in Rose Garden Coulter defends Paul Ryan: This is 100 percent Trump's fault The Hill's 12:30 Report — Presented by Kidney Care Partners — Trump escalates border fight with emergency declaration MORE and a slew of Republican lawmakers bashed Trump for the comments, and Ryan said Trump would no longer appear at their planned joint event in Wisconsin on Saturday. 
 
If Trump was to step down, the RNC would choose his replacement with a meeting of the 168 committee-members, three from each state and territory.  
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