Rob Portman: Endorsed Donald Trump for president on May 9, 2016, after fellow Ohioan John Kasich exited the GOP primary, then publicly rescinded that endorsement on October 8-9, 2016 after the 'Access Hollywood' tape surfaced, saying he would instead write in Trump's running mate Mike Pence for president.

This is one of 5 dated entries in Rob Portman's record in office on this site, filed as a statement dated May 9, 2016. The sentence above is the entry as this site states it; anyone else's reading of it is listed below in their words.

Date

2016-05-09

Evaluations

Columbus Dispatch, via archive.org

https://web.archive.org/web/20171023012151/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/10/12/most-ohio-gop-leaders-still-behind-trump.html

Said

Most Ohio GOP leaders still behind Trump

Url

https://web.archive.org/web/20171023012151/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/10/12/most-ohio-gop-leaders-still-behind-trump.html

Kind

statement

What

Endorsed Donald Trump for president on May 9, 2016, after fellow Ohioan John Kasich exited the GOP primary, then publicly rescinded that endorsement on October 8-9, 2016 after the 'Access Hollywood' tape surfaced, saying he would instead write in Trump's running mate Mike Pence for president.

• Record in office on Rob Portman's page

1. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/rob-portman-endorses-donald-trump
2. https://www.cleveland.com/open/2016/10/rob_portman_rescinds_endorseme.html