Politics & Government

Brian Fitzpatrick Says He's Not Voting For Donald Trump Following Lewd Comments

The Bucks County Republican ​candidate for congress will not be voting for Donald Trump due to his 'disgusting' comments.

Bucks County Republican congressional candidate Brian Fitzpatrick is distancing himself from presidential nominee Donald Trump following a video recording of him using vulgar and derogatory language about women. Fitzpatrick, in a statement released Saturday, says he will not be voting for Trump — or Hillary Clinton — on Nov.8.

Fitzpatrick was one of many Republicans to denounce Trump Saturday, just one day after a 2005 video of him surfaced saying his star status lets him "do anything" to women including "grab them by the p---y."

Fitzpatrick called the comments by Trump "offensive and disgusting" and said "they cannot be rationalized or ignored, regardless of context."

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Since the tape went public, dozens of GOP leaders have been withdrawing their support for the presidential candidate, including Sen. John McCain, Condoleezza Rice, Gov. John Kasich, among others.

Fitzpatrick is up against Democrat Steve Santarsiero in the battle to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th district in congress.

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The three-minute recording was obtained and published by the Washington Post. During the footage, Trump is speaking with "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush before visiting the set of "Days of Our Lives," where Trump was making a guest appearance. (Billy Bush is the cousin of Jeb and George W. Bush.)

The tape begins with Trump talking to Bush about an unnamed married woman who he tried to have sex with — and failed. “I moved on her and I failed. I’ll admit it,” Trump says. “I did try and f--- her. She was married."

"And I moved on her very heavily," he continued. "In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said, ‘I’ll show you where they have some nice furniture.’

“I moved on her like a b----, but I couldn’t get there. And she was married,” Trump says. “Then all of a sudden I see her, she’s now got the big phony t--- and everything. She’s totally changed her look.”

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