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On Wednesday, all three network morning shows eagerly seized on the latest Donald Trump controversy to boost Hillary Clinton’s 2016 chances. On NBC’s Today, correspondent Peter Alexander proclaimed: “For the Grand Old Party, an urgent dilemma, fail to stand up to Trump and risk long-term damage to the party or confront Trump and risk his running as an independent....A Trump third-party bid would likely gift wrap the White House for Hillary Clinton.”
At the top of the 8 a.m. ET hour, Alexander reiterated: “Republicans are really in a tight spot here, with real concerns that Trump could just leave the party, run as an independent, and that, that would likely hand the White House to Hillary Clinton.”