Trump's campaign said vice presidential nominee Mike Pence would represent him instead while the real estate magnate focuses on debate prep. Two people close to the campaign told CNN the former secretary of state was unlikely to speak about the controversy Friday night. A close adviser to Trump told CNN the story is "flat out appalling" and at this point, they can't even begin to guess whether Trump can come back from this. Reached for comment, a top battleground state staffer told CNN he was "picking (his) chin off the floor." And a Trump campaign source said they were "dumbfounded," saying the remarks "could be a death knell."

Source: CNN October 07, 2016 20:54 UTC