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| Donald Trump in talks with Republican leaders after broken pledge | Donald Trump in talks with Republican leaders after broken pledge |
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| Republican pace-setter Donald Trump has held talks with party leaders as tensions grow over his loyalty and policies in his presidential bid. | Republican pace-setter Donald Trump has held talks with party leaders as tensions grow over his loyalty and policies in his presidential bid. |
| His meeting at the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Washington lasted 30 minutes but details were scant. | His meeting at the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Washington lasted 30 minutes but details were scant. |
| Earlier in the week, Mr Trump said he would not back the eventual Republican candidate, breaking an RNC pledge he signed in the autumn. | Earlier in the week, Mr Trump said he would not back the eventual Republican candidate, breaking an RNC pledge he signed in the autumn. |
| "I have been treated very unfairly. By basically the RNC," Mr Trump told CNN. | "I have been treated very unfairly. By basically the RNC," Mr Trump told CNN. |
| Since that interview, he has had a terrible few days, with an aide charged by police over a clash with a reporter and his own remarks about abortion widely condemned. | Since that interview, he has had a terrible few days, with an aide charged by police over a clash with a reporter and his own remarks about abortion widely condemned. |
| The next test in the state-by-state contest to find a presidential candidate is on Tuesday in Wisconsin, where Mr Trump trails Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the polls. | The next test in the state-by-state contest to find a presidential candidate is on Tuesday in Wisconsin, where Mr Trump trails Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the polls. |
| Sources present at the RNC meeting on Thursday afternoon told CNN and Bloomberg that it focused on the summer convention ahead, and the pledge and abortion remarks were not discussed. | Sources present at the RNC meeting on Thursday afternoon told CNN and Bloomberg that it focused on the summer convention ahead, and the pledge and abortion remarks were not discussed. |
| "The chairman and Mr. Trump had a productive conversation about the state of the race," said RNC spokeswoman, Lindsay Walters. | "The chairman and Mr. Trump had a productive conversation about the state of the race," said RNC spokeswoman, Lindsay Walters. |
| Mr Trump tweeted after the meeting that it was "very nice". | Mr Trump tweeted after the meeting that it was "very nice". |
| Mr Trump is trying to avoid a brokered convention in July, which would take place if he does not receive the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination. | Mr Trump is trying to avoid a brokered convention in July, which would take place if he does not receive the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination. |
| In such a scenario, party delegates would choose the nominee at the convention, meaning Trump could lose out on the nomination despite earning the most delegates. | In such a scenario, party delegates would choose the nominee at the convention, meaning Trump could lose out on the nomination despite earning the most delegates. |
| Ohio Governor John Kasich or Mr Cruz could win the nomination this way, with many in the Republican party uncomfortable with Mr Trump's performance on the campaign trail. | Ohio Governor John Kasich or Mr Cruz could win the nomination this way, with many in the Republican party uncomfortable with Mr Trump's performance on the campaign trail. |
| The US political world is still reverberating from the backlash prompted by Mr Trump's comments on abortion, when he said women should be punished if the practice became illegal. | The US political world is still reverberating from the backlash prompted by Mr Trump's comments on abortion, when he said women should be punished if the practice became illegal. |
| He later backtracked after an explosion of criticism and said the doctor should be held responsible instead. | He later backtracked after an explosion of criticism and said the doctor should be held responsible instead. |
| More on the Trump campaign | More on the Trump campaign |
| The 'None of the Above' era - what the unpopularity of Trump and Clinton says about America | The 'None of the Above' era - what the unpopularity of Trump and Clinton says about America |
| A change of heart - Watch Trump's U-turns on abortion | A change of heart - Watch Trump's U-turns on abortion |
| The 40-year hurt - how Bruce Springsteen articulated the forces that underpin the rise of Trump | The 40-year hurt - how Bruce Springsteen articulated the forces that underpin the rise of Trump |
| Trumpisms - 22 things that Trump believes | Trumpisms - 22 things that Trump believes |
| A civil war - Lifelong Republicans turned off by Trump | A civil war - Lifelong Republicans turned off by Trump |
| Tensions have also surfaced in the Democratic race, with Hillary Clinton accusing the Bernie Sanders campaign of "lies". | Tensions have also surfaced in the Democratic race, with Hillary Clinton accusing the Bernie Sanders campaign of "lies". |
| The former US secretary of state and first lady snapped at a Greenpeace activist who asked her if she would stop taking campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry. | The former US secretary of state and first lady snapped at a Greenpeace activist who asked her if she would stop taking campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry. |
| Raising her voice and pointing her finger in a rare flash of anger, she said: "I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me." | Raising her voice and pointing her finger in a rare flash of anger, she said: "I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me." |
| A spokeswoman for the Clinton campaign later said she had accepted no cash from oil and gas companies, only from individuals who work in those industries. | A spokeswoman for the Clinton campaign later said she had accepted no cash from oil and gas companies, only from individuals who work in those industries. |
| But the Sanders campaign hit back, saying 57 lobbyists from the industry have personally given large sums to her campaign. |