Stunned GOP still coming to terms with Trump’s hostile takeover

By David M. Drucker

Published May 8, 2016 10:00am ET

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Stunned GOP still coming to terms with Trump’s hostile takeover — Donald Trump has a duty to reach out to those Republicans he vanquished in the just concluded campaign, including candidates, grassroots activists and others, to invite them to join him. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) | Elaine Thompson

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Stunned Republican regulars were reluctantly coming to terms with Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the party on Saturday as they gathered for the South Carolina GOP convention.

Trump’s presence predominated throughout the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Campaign signs for the newly minted presumptive Republican presidential nominee monopolized the convention center, and Trump campaign stickers adorned party activists’ lapels and hats.

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