Republican letter asks party chairman to cut Trump's funding

More than 70 Republicans have signed an open letter to their party chairman urging him to stop funding Donald Trump’s campaign.

70+ Republicans have signed an open letter urging the RNC to cut off funding for Trump: https://t.co/GM9w7nUYvR pic.twitter.com/9wLAvYXwOz— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 11, 2016

In their letter, they said Trump’s “recklessness, incompetence and unpopularity” risked turning the presidential election into a landslide for his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.

Republicans says #DonaldJTrump's recklessness risks handing the election to #HillaryClinton https://t.co/9v4XpPp6uO https://t.co/yYzK0ZgxjU— euronews (euronews) August 12, 2016

They say the party should focus its resources on getting members of Congress re-elected. Trump the billionaire said he was not worried - his own pockets are deep enough.