DONALD Trump is trailing Hillary Clinton by 11 points in the latest national US polls to be released in the wake of his TV debate and leaked tapes where he is heard talking crudely about women.

The poll, which was conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal was conducted before his showdown on Sunday night.

6 Donald Trump is now trailing Hillary Clinton in the latest polls released in the wake of his crude comments about women made in a leaked audio tape Credit: Reuters

It seems to indicate the rot is starting to set in on his campaign, after he was heard speaking to suspended USA Today show host Billy Bush in the 2005 audio recording saying thanks to his fame he "could do anything" to women.

It now puts Trump at 34 per cent against Clinton's 46 per cent.

In a head-to-head matchup, Trump's deficit now grows to 14 points, as Clinton leads 52 percent to 38 percent.

The poll was conducted from Oct. 8-9 and was done over the phone. It included 447 interviews with likely voters.

And it has a narrow margin of error among likely voters, which is set at plus or minus 4.6 percent.

6 The poll, which was conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal was conducted before his showdown on Sunday night Credit: Getty Images

Trump took the opportunity to hit back at criticism of his crude comments about women on Monday at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Speaking in a high school gymnasium he said: "I said to myself, wait a minute!

"Bill Clinton sexually assaulted innocent women, and Hillary Clinton attacked those women viciously."

He hit out at the media saying: "If they want to release more tapes with inappropriate things, we'll continue talking about Bill and Hillary Clinton doing inappropriate things."

Trump then conceded he wasn't "proud of everything I've done in life. Is anybody here proud of every single element?"

6 Trump took the opportunity to hit back at criticism of his crude comments about women on Monday at a rally in Pennsylvania Credit: Reuters

He then branded Bill Clinton "a predator" and went through a list of women who had made sexual assault claims against the former President.

Trump then added: "For decades Hillary Clinton has been deeply familiar with her husband's predatory behaviour.

"And instead of trying to stop it ... she put more women in harm's way."

He then went on to say she was "a total hypocrite" who had "destroyed and hurt so many lives" and claimed she had "lied" her way through the Tv debate.

Meanwhile on Monday Trump was dealt another blow - when America’s most senior elected Republican official said he could no longer support the business mogul's run for the White House.

6 He hit out at the media saying: "If they want to release more tapes with inappropriate things, we'll continue talking about Bill and Hillary Clinton doing inappropriate things." Trump then conceded he wasn't "proud of everything I've done in life. Is anybody here proud of every single element?" Credit: Reuters

Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, said he was not prepared to “defend” Trump nor campaign with him any longer.

It was a move which threatened to cause a civil war in the Republican party - which some say is facing its worst crisis since the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

While Ryan did not officially withdraw his endorsement of Mr Trump, he said to have grown increasingly dismayed with the direction of his campaign.

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The TV debate between Clinton and Trump is sure to have not had a positive impact on the billionaire's campaign.

The gloves were well and truly off between the pair - with Clinton staring icily at her Republican rival, she said Trump’s own aggressively vulgar comments about women had revealed “exactly who he is”.

But Trump used Bill Clinton’s sexual history by bringing four alleged Clinton victims to the debate to try to distract from the swirling controversy over his own predatory remarks about women.

The highly combative debate began with the presidential hopefuls refusing to shake hands - but did end with a handshake following a final debate question which saw the pair identify traits they admire in one another.

6 Meanwhile also on Monday Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, said he was not prepared to “defend” Trump nor campaign with him any longer

6 Meanwhile Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, said he was not prepared to “defend” Trump nor campaign with him any longer Credit: AP:Associated Press

Sunday was also the most tweeted day of the election with almost 30 million tweets about the November 8 showdown.

The pair have one more debate to go before Election Day which will take place in Las Vegas at the University of Nevada.

The rest of the debate was considerably more ill-tempered, however, with Clinton taking Trump to task on his lewd comments about women, tax records, and questions over his links to Russia.

Trump responded with personal attacks, bringing her husband, former president Bill Clinton, into the debate and slamming Hillary over her treatment of highly sensitive emails.

His revelation that he disagreed with his running mate Mike Pence on foreign policy relating to Syria was one of the top tweeted moments of the debate.

Trump saying he is a gentleman, in the wake of the "Trump Tapes" being released where he was heard speaking crudely about women.

His comment saying Clinton would be sent to jail if he came to power also drew a great deal of reaction.

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