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Assini Not Revoking Support for Trump, Yet

Mark Assini
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Mark Assini

Gates Town Supervisor and Republican Congressional candidate Mark Assini says he hasn't withdrawn his support for Donald Trump in the wake of the release of a 2005 video where Trump makes vulgar remarks about women.

But Assini says when he first heard the tape, it made his stomach turn.

"I have not revoked my support at this point, I am struggling with some of the comments Donald Trump has made, and I found them to be unacceptable and disrespectful to women," he said.

Assini says while he's completely disgusted by Trump's remarks, the two presidential candidates are going in opposite directions in regard to policy.

He says he cannot support Hillary Clinton's free trade and open border policies, because they would destroy our economy and cause problems for national security.

Assini is challenging Louise Slaughter in the 25th Congressional District.

Slaughter had issued a statement regarding Trump's remarks.

“Donald Trump apparently considers himself a star and he believes that it entitles him to do anything he wants to women. It is beyond belief that anyone can reconcile this man's beliefs with the presidency of the United States. It would be a disgrace for him to join the pantheon of leaders that include Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and George Washington.”