There is no Republican in this election. It's a race between a Democrat (Clinton) and an independent (Trump) who co-opted the Republican nomination process to get on the ticket.
“They are real Republicans. It’s Trump who isn’t a real Republican. That’s why he had so many Republicans bad-mouthing him even before this story hit the news”
My first reaction to this too is why did Trump run as a Republican? His supporters seem to hate the Republican Party. Surely he should have run as an independent. Unless maybe he really is just a destroyer and his purpose is to destroy the Republican Party?