Advertisement Updated: Ayotte blasts Trump on remarks about Muslim judges and judge of Mexican heritage But Republican senator has not changed position that she will ‘support’ but not ‘endorse’ GOP nominee Share Shares Copy Link Copy

Sen. Kelly Ayotte said Sunday night that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s recent comments about a judge of Mexican heritage and Muslim judges are “offensive and wrong, and he should retract them.”But Ayotte’s overall position on Trump has not changed. She still she plans to support the GOP presidential nominee, but as a candidate for re-election, she is not planning to endorse anyone for president.Ayotte on Sunday night reacted to Trump’s controversial comments on Friday and on Sunday morning.Sunday, Trump said on the CBS program “Face the Nation” that a Muslim judge might be biased against him because of his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S.“It’s possible, yes,” Trump said. “Yeah. That would be possible. Absolutely.”When host John Dickerson noted that there is a tradition in the U.S. of not judging people by their heritage, Trump answered, “I’m not talking about tradition. I’m talking about common sense, OK?”That exchange followed his comment last week that the judge overseeing a lawsuit against his now-defunct Trump University would be biased against him because of his repeated promise to build a border wall with Mexico.“But I say he’s got bias,” Trump said of Judge Gonzalo Curiel on CNN. “I want to build a wall. I’m going to build a wall. I’m doing very well with the Latinos, with the Hispanics, with the Mexicans, I’m doing very well with them, in my opinion.”Ayotte, asked by WMUR to react to the Trump comments, issued a brief statement:"His comments are offensive and wrong, and he should retract them," Ayotte said.Ayotte campaign spokeswoman Liz Johnson said the senator has not changed her overall position on Trump – that she will support the GOP presidential nominee but, as a candidate for re-election, she is not planning to endorse anyone for president in this cycle.Trump, meanwhile, plans to return to New Hampshire on June 13, national campaign manager Corey Lewandowski told WMUR.com on Friday.Ayotte is facing Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan in her re-election bid. Hassan is schedules to formally file her candidacy for the Senate seat on Monday afternoon.Update: Late Sunday night, Hassan spokesman Aaron Jacobs chided Ayotte."Don't be fooled. If Kelly Ayotte really believed that Donald Trump's latest offensive comments were wrong, she would drop her support of Trump for president," he said. "Instead, Ayotte has made clear that she continues to support Trump, trusting him to appoint federal judges, including to the Supreme Court."But it's hardly surprising that Ayotte continues to support Trump considering that they are in agreement on many critical issues, including their desire to defund Planned Parenthood, undermine Roe v. Wade, and obstruct the Supreme Court confirmation process."