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When the GOP turned on Trump, they announced it on Twitter

Republicans are dumping Trump on the very platform Trump uses to rally his supporters.

Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Nevada
Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Nevada
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In the hours after the extremely disturbing video of Donald Trump bragging that he could do anything he wanted to women — including “grabbing them by the p*ssy” — was published, GOP politicians turned to Trump’s favorite social platform to condemn him: Twitter.

Some, including Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, even used Twitter to announce they would not be voting for the candidate they chose to represent their party, and there were calls for Trump to step aside, to which Trump replied, “Never.”

Here are some of those reactions:

Sen. John McCain of Arizona

Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire

Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama

Gov. John Kasich of Ohio

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California

Former candidate Carly Fiorina

Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota

Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois

Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho

Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona

Gov. Gary Herbert of Utah

Gov. Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota

George Pataki, former governor of New York

Even Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, used the platform to denounce Trump’s words — though he is still standing by his boss.

Trump, too, has tweeted his reactions. They are ... unsurprising.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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