Mike Pence and Reince Priebus reportedly planned a coup to replace Trump after the 'Access Hollywood' tape
Eliza Relman
Vice President Mike Pence and former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus reportedly considered a coup to replace then candidate Donald Trump on the GOP presidential ticket following the release of the "Access Hollywood" tape last fall.
GOP leaders considered drafting former Bush administration Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to be the party's vice presidential nominee, The Atlantic reported.
Republican donors reportedly considered paying Trump to abandon the race.
Vice President Mike Pence and former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus considered a coup to replace then candidate Donald Trump following the release of the "Access Hollywood" tape just weeks before the 2016 presidential election, The Atlantic reported in a lengthy profile of Pence on Tuesday.
The tape, in which Trump boasted about sexually assaulting women, sent the Republican Party into a panic as party leaders and donors pressured the Republican National Committee to force the former reality-TV star off the ticket.
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