Washington: Republican presidential front- runner Donald Trump has netted three major endorsements, including from two House committee chairmen, signalling that the party leadership is warming to the real estate tycoon.
“An aura of inevitability is now forming around the controversial mogul,” The Washington Post said after Trump, 69, was endorsed by two House Republican committee chairmen, Bill Shuster and Jeff Miller.
Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight also threw his support behind Trump’s presidential campaign, less than a week before Indiana voters go to the polls in the state’s primary. News reports said more rank-and-file Republicans are expected to follow suit, including longtime Republican lawmaker John Duncan.
“The realisation is that Donald Trump is going to be our nominee. We’re coming to the end of the process; its time to unite the party and take on Hillary,” Trump supporter Tom Reed was quoted as saying by The Hill.
“Establishment Republicans are warming to the idea of Donald Trump as the GOP standard-bearer,” The Hill reported. After this Tuesday's primary elections, Trump is now way ahead of his other rivals in terms of delegate count and is about 250 delegates short of the magical figure of 1,237 delegates.
