Conservative radio talk-show host Hugh Hewitt said Sunday that any Donald Trump attack on Bill Clinton's past during his second debate with Hillary Clinton "will be a disaster for the party."
"If he goes on attack on the behalf of the party on issues of substance in this campaign, he could exit with grace at the end," Hewitt told Hallie Jackson on MSNBC. "But if he doesn’t, if he engages in re-litigating the '80s and '90s, it will be a disaster for the party."
Hewitt's comments were reported by Politico.
As more Republicans call on Trump to quit the race in light of his comments on a video that was leaked on Friday, Hewitt noted the climate that led President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974.
"As the circle gets closer and people say there’s no way you can win and you’re embarrassing yourself, you will hurt the family, you will hurt your brand, historians will be kind to you if you exit," he said.
Hewitt has also called on Trump to drop his White House bid.
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