The list of Republicans who are criticizing Donald Trump for the comments he has made questioning a judge's ability to be impartial in a lawsuit against him continues to grow.
John Kasich, governor of Ohio and a former rival of Trump's, is the latest to raise his concerns about the comments, posting on Twitter that Trump should apologize.
Other Republican leaders, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have distanced themselves from Trump's comments.
The firestorm started last week when Trump said that federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel would not be impartial in a case involving Trump University because of his Mexican heritage. Even though Curiel was born and raised in Indiana, Trump has said his proposal to build a wall along the Mexican border would impact Curiel's judgments.
Trump doubled down on those comments this weekend, arguing that it would be "possible" for a Muslim judge to be biased against him because of his proposal to ban Muslims from traveling to the U.S.
Last week, less than a day after finally throwing his support behind Trump, Ryan distanced himself from Trump's comments about Judge Curiel.
"I completely disagree with the thinking on that," Ryan told a local radio station.
McConnell echoed those sentiments on NBC's "Meet the Press" this weekend. "I don't agree with what he had to say," he said.
One of the more surprising dissenters was Newt Gingrich. The former speaker of the House is a longtime Trump supporter and was widely considered to be a likely Trump vice presidential pick.
"I think it was a mistake. I hope it was sloppiness," Gingrich said during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.
Another potential vice presidential candidate, Sen. Bob Corker, said on "This Week" that he did not "condone" Trump's comments.
Trump didn't take the criticisms lightly. During a phone interview on "Fox and Friends" this morning, Trump said that he expected attacks from Clinton on the topic but was "surprised" by Gingrich's remarks.
"As far as Newt is concerned, I was surprised at Newt, I thought it was inappropriate what he said," Trump said.
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