“I strongly disagree with the ruling today and I’m devastated by the decision. I plan on asking the court to reconsider this decision. In the order, two of the leading factors that weighed heavily in the judge’s decision revolved around me being a leading U.S. Senate candidate. There is nothing more important to me than my children, and while I plan to ask the court to reconsider, I can’t continue with a Senate campaign. My focus right now is 100% on my children, and I want them to know I do not have any other priorities and will never stop fighting for them. Thank you” – Statement from now former Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Sean Parnell, dropping out almost immediately following the loss of custody of his children following abuse allegations by his wife.
Parnell had managed to secure Trump’s endorsement in the race and now his dropping out is a serious blow to Trump’s (largely made-up) credibility as kingmaker within the Republican Party.