Trump says ‘shackles have been taken off’

Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that his “shackles” have been removed and that he is planning on running his campaign “the way I want to.”

“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 wrote.

“With the exception of cheating [Sen.] Bernie [Sanders (I-Vt.)] out of the nom the Dems have always proven to be far more loyal to each other than the Republicans!” Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, added.

It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2016

With the exception of cheating Bernie out of the nom the Dems have always proven to be far more loyal to each other than the Republicans!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2016

The message came after a string of tweets attacking Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who on Monday said in a conference call with GOP members that he would no longer defend Trump or campaign for him in the wake of video surfacing of Trump bragging about groping women.

Despite winning the second debate in a landslide (every poll), it is hard to do well when Paul Ryan and others give zero support!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2016

Our very weak and ineffective leader, Paul Ryan, had a bad conference call where his members went wild at his disloyalty.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2016