Presidential races

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.

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.