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Trump Denounces New York Times Article as 'Lame Hit Piece'

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is facing attacks from all sides.

On Sunday, President Barack Obama took a few swipes at the billionaire during his speech to the graduating class at Rutgers University.

"It's not cool to not know what you're talking about. That's not challenging political correctness," he said.
     
The president's jabs follow a New York Times article criticizing the GOP nominee for his treatment of women. The report details alleged "un-welcomed romantic advances" and "unsettling workplace conduct."  

Trump, however, is pushing back, calling the Times story a "lame hit piece."

"Nobody respects women more than I do," the real estate mogul said.

While the chairman of the Republican Party admits Trump has some explaining to do, he is also quick to point out the billionaire has changed the game in presidential campaigns.

"I don't think the traditional playbook applies. He's rewritten the playbook," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said.

Meanwhile, some social conservatives are now warming up to the idea of a Trump run for the White House. They note any concerns about him "pale in contrast to Hillary Clinton."

"Whoever was the Republican presidential nominee, I would vote for and it looks like it may be Donald Trump," Anne Graham Lotz recently told CBN News.

"I would find it difficult to vote for a Democrat at this point because of the platform, so I will vote for whoever the Republican nominee is," she said.

Clinton, meanwhile, has troubles of her own. She's still taking hits from rival Bernie Sanders.

Also, The Washington Post reports her supporters are concerned she could be vulnerable in a general election, with the biggest problems being her "likeability," concerns about corruption, and the email scandal.

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Efrem Graham
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Efrem Graham is an award-winning journalist who came to CBN News from the ABC-owned and operated station in Toledo, Ohio. His most recent honor came as co-anchor of the newscast that earned the station’s morning news program its first Emmy Award. Efrem was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but his formal television and journalism career was born across the Hudson River in New York City. He began as an NBC Page and quickly landed opportunities to work behind-the-scenes in local news, network news, entertainment, and the network’s Corporate Communications Department. His work earned him the NBC