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ByStevePeoples TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON Beyondthe immediate fallout from his rocky relationship with party elders, there's a lon- ger-term reality for Don- ald Trump: Should he win the presidency, he'll have to work closely with the same GOP leaders he's vilified on the campaign trail. He has taken modest steps in recent days to ease tensions, yet a growing chorus of experienced Re- publicans is warning that the billionaire business- man's brash and divisive approach will make it dif- ficult for him to govern ef- fectively. "He hasn't been able to get along with his own party as the nominee. How ishegoingtogetalongwith them when he has to gov- ern?" asked Rick Tyler, a former aide to Ted Cruz's presidential bid. "If Trump can't get along with the sit- ting speaker, and has poor relationships with sitting membersoftheLegislature, theideaoffashioningacon- servative legislative agenda seems to me virtually non- existent." Tyler may not be an im- partial observer. But it seems clear that Trump's turbulent relationships with Republican leaders couldtakeongreatersignif- icance after Election Day. A President Trump may need Cruz — or "Lyin' Ted" as Trump calls him — to help confirm his Supreme Court picks. He may need Florida Sen. Marco Rubio — or "Little Marco" — to help implement his immi- grationpriorities.AndPres- ident Trump's broader gov- erning agenda will surely require the cooperation of House Speaker Paul Ryan, whom Trump thrust into a political firestorm a week ago by refusing to endorse him. Trump ended that feudbyendorsingRyanlate Friday — along with Ari- zona Sen. John McCain and New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte — after four days of manufactured chaos, but the episode left bad blood. A steady stream of de- fections has continued, with longtime Republican officials and policy experts vowing not to vote for the GOPnominee.Theyinclude Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a four-term Republican sen- ator, who announced Mon- day she could not support Trump and "his constant stream of cruel comments." "Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republi- can values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the di- visions in our country," Col- lins wrote in The Washing- ton Post. She is not alone. Several Republican sen- ators, including Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Mark Kirk of Illinois, have said they won't vote for Trump. Oth- ers, such as Jeff Flake of Ar- izonaandMikeLeeofUtah, have so far refused to en- dorse him. Trump's team says it's not for lack of effort by the candidate. One early backer, Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., notes that Trump has made mul- tiple trips to Capitol Hill to talk to his critics. He says there's only a handful of holdouts. "Once Mr. Trump is the president of the United States and shows that will- ingness to reach out, and not be dictatorial, but rather collaborative, I think they may just disappear au- tomatically," Collins said of the Republican critics. "I think it's going to be a very collaborative effort." YetTrumphasshownlit- tle ability to moderate his approach for any signifi- cant period of time. After pummeling Cruz with personal insults dur- ing the primary season, Trump resurrected a con- spiracy theory linking Cruz's father to the assassi- nation of President John F. Kennedy the day after the Republican National Con- vention. A demonstrated expertinparliamentaryob- struction tactics, the Texas senator sits on the power- ful Judiciary Committee, which has the power to en- dorse or reject Supreme Court nominees before they are reviewed by the full Senate. CAMPAIGN 2016 IfTrumpcan'tget along with GOP, how will he govern? By Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day The Associated Press WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton wants to get as close as possible to Michael Phelps and Simone Biles. So she's spending more than $13 million on politi- cal ads at the Olympics — while Donald Trump is sit- ting on the sidelines. The Democratic presi- dential nominee is taking advantage of the millions of Americans tuned in to watch the champion swim- mer and gymnast, as well as other U.S. athletes, rack up medals during the Sum- mer Games in Rio. Repub- lican Trump, meanwhile, hasn't aired a single gen- eral election ad yet — a de- cision that baffles some po- litical strategists. "I'd love to know what they're waiting for," said Will Ritter, a Republican ad maker and veteran of Mitt Romney's presidential bids. Trump's avoidance of political norms such as ad- vertising "cannot survive the professionalized de- construction that Hillary is doing every day," he said. Clinton's multimillion- dollar investment meant that across the U.S. view- ers, captivated by coverage of top events like swim- ming and women's gym- nastics, saw her commer- cials in prime time each of the past three nights, Kan- tar Media's political adver- tising tracker shows. During the three weeks of Olympics coverage, her campaign is spending $8 million on the national NBC network, $1.1 million more on affiliated cable channels Bravo, USA and MSNBC and $4.5 million on local affiliates in key presidential battleground states such as Florida, ac- cording to the tracker. Sunday's Olympics rat- ings for NBC averaged 29.8 million viewers — a very significant audience. While Trump's cam- paign has requested adver- tising rates from stations in key states, including Florida, the Olympics are slipping beyond his reach. One Clinton ad in heavy rotation is an awkward clip from his appearance on David Letterman's former late-night show. The host holds up Trump shirts and ties and points out that they were made in Bangla- desh and China, not Amer- ica. Trump smiles sheep- ishly. The Clinton campaign also is airing a new ad about her economic plan, which a narrator says would create millions of new jobs. Her commercials caught viewers nationwide who tuned in Saturday for the U.S. men's water polo match against Croatia, and those who watched row- ing, beach volleyball and road cycling on Sunday. In addition to the na- tionwide spots, Clinton's Olympics-targeted ads aired on local television during Friday's lengthy opening ceremony in bat- tleground states such as Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa. NBC sold its Olympics advertising in packages — most of which were locked down months ago, said Ben Angle, a senior me- dia buyer at National Me- dia who isn't connected to the 2016 presidential race. The higher the spending, the more likely the ads are to land in premium slots, such as the prime time marquee competitions. At a rally in New Hamp- shire over the weekend, Trump bragged about how he has spent nothing on ads as Clinton has made a major outlay. "It's a little early to spend," Trump said. "You know it's like the race- horse, right? Hangs back, hangs back, hangs back. And I think we've got some pretty good ads. But we don't want to go too fast." But the imbalance is a striking change from four years ago, when then-cash- strapped Romney and his allies scrounged up an es- timated $18 million to match what President Barack Obama was spend- ing to advertise during the three weeks of the London Games, according to Kan- tar Media. Clinton is following Obama's Olympics play- book. The president de- buted several commercials during the games in 2012, a mix of positive messages about his presidency and contrasts with Romney. While Romney and his allies also focused on the London Games, the GOP nominating convention was still weeks away, put- ting money he raised for his general election cam- paign out of reach. A pro-Romney super po- litical action committee, Restore Our Future, did air an ad featuring Olympic athletes talking about his business sense. After all, he was tapped to run the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games, the first after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "We made the determi- nation the Olympics of- fered a large captive audi- ence who weren't channel surfing," former Restore Our Future leader Carl Forti said. "And in the case of Mitt Romney, we had a candidate who turned around the Salt Lake Olympics and had a unique story to tell." There are a few pro- Trump groups doing a rel- atively minor amount of advertising. Rebuilding America Now is spending about $2 million in the first three weeks of this month, but has nothing on the na- tional NBC network. Its spending is concentrated on national cable and in four states: Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Penn- sylvania, Kantar Media shows. PRESIDENTIAL RACE Tr um p on s id el in es a s Clinton fills Olympics airtime ANDREWHARNIK—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Hillary Clinton holds hands with Sen. Bill Nelson, right, a er speaking at a rally at Osceola Heritage Park, in Kissimmee, Florida, on Monday. By Jill Colvin The Associated Press NEW YORK Republican Donald Trump and his al- lies are suggesting that ri- val Hillary Clinton's emails may be responsible for the death of an Iranian nuclear scientist who was executed for spying for the United States, even though there is no credible evidence of any such link. Some emails released by the State De- partment that had passed through Clinton's home- brew server appeared to ref- erence the scientist, Shah- ram Amiri. Trump is using the "peo- ple are saying" sentence structure he often favors to make accusations: "Many people are say- ing that the Iranians killed the scientist who helped the U.S. because of Hillary Clinton's hacked emails," he tweeted Monday night. Trump's vice presiden- tial candidate, Mike Pence, said "it's absolutely essen- tial that we get to the bot- tom of this." It would be "heartbreak- ing," Pence said on "The Sean Hannity Show" Mon- day, if someone who had co- operated with the United States, "lost their life be- cause of the recklessness and the carelessness of Hill- ary Clinton using a private server." He added that none of that is clear, but "the American people have the right to know." Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a prominent Trump supporter, doubled down on the claim Tuesday as he introduced Trump at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina. Accusing Clinton of lying and being "extremely careless." 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