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Donald Trump hints at break with Republican Party: 'The shackles have been taken off me' Donald Trump boasts of war with Republican leaders: 'The shackles have been taken off me'
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Donald Trump suggested a break from the his party in a series of tweets, after top Republican leaders distanced themselves from his campaign.  Donald Trump bragged about his break from his party in a series of tweets, after top Republican leaders distanced themselves from his campaign. 
Following the release of a 2005 tape that captured Mr Trump making obscene remarks about sexually assaulting women, House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP members that he would not continue defending the New York businessman as an attempt to keep the Republican majority in the House and Senate intact. Following the release of a 2005 tape that captured Mr Trump making obscene remarks about sexually assaulting women, House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP members that he would not continue defending the New York businessman as an attempt to keep the Republican majority in the House and Senate intact. 
Mr Trump expressed his feeling of betrayal Tuesday morning on Twitter and expressed satisfaction that he could run his campaign without the fetters of the party. Mr Trump expressed his feeling of betrayal Tuesday morning on Twitter and expressed satisfaction that he could run his campaign without the fetters of the party. 
"It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to," he tweeted. "With the exception of cheating Bernie [Sanders] out of the nom, the Dems have always proven to be far more loyal to each other than the Republicans!""It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to," he tweeted. "With the exception of cheating Bernie [Sanders] out of the nom, the Dems have always proven to be far more loyal to each other than the Republicans!"
Hours before, he decried Mr Ryan as a "weak and inneffective leader" and complained of the difficulty in running his campaign with little support from his party.  He continued: "Disloyal [Republicans] are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don't know how to win – I will teach them!"
Shortly before, he decried Mr Ryan as a "weak and inneffective leader" and complained of the difficulty in running his campaign with little support from his party. 
The tweetstorm follows a new NBC News/ORC poll that has him trailing Hillary Clinton by 14 points. The tweetstorm follows a new NBC News/ORC poll that has him trailing Hillary Clinton by 14 points.