Donald Trump

In this image made from video, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters outside his Trump Tower building in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Trump insisted Saturday he would "never" abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders nationwide who disavowed the GOP's presidential nominee after he was caught on tape bragging about predatory advances on women. (AP Photo/Ezra Kaplan)

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has formally released a statement denouncing Donald Trump as the Republican presidential candidate and vowing not to vote for him in the upcoming election.

Bentley's press secretary Yasamie August emailed this statement from the governor:

"I endorsed Governor John Kasich for President, because I felt like he was the most qualified and the best person to lead our nation. I certainly won't vote for Hillary Clinton, but I cannot and will not vote for Donald Trump."

That statement came a few hours after two Alabama members of Congress withdrew their endorsements of Trump on Saturday, which was nearly 24 hours after a video of Trump making lewd comments about women and sexual advances was reported.

Reps. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, and Bradley Byrne, R-Mobile, released statements denouncing Donald Trump Saturday morning. Roby was the first to unendorse Trump.

Birmingham Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) offered the following statement expressing his anger over Trump's comments:

"As a husband and father of two daughters, I was dismayed and angered by the comments made by Mr. Trump in 2005," said Palmer. "Even though he made those statements over a decade ago, they are extremely offensive and not representative of my values or the values of the American people. He was right to apologize, but without showing true contrition and asking for forgiveness the apology is not sufficient. Mr. Trump should seek forgiveness and give deep and serious consideration to what he should do in regard to what is best for our country."

Meanwhile, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, who backed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the primary and never endorsed Trump, told AL.com Saturday he is "in communication with congressmen and senators around the country to help resolve this in a way that helps ensure that Hillary Clinton is never president of the United States, but I'm not at liberty at this time to go into any more detail of what I just said."

Former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice also denounced Trump on her Facebook page just after 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon calling for him to withdraw from the race.

Enough! Donald Trump should not be President. He should withdraw. As a Republican, I hope to support someone who has the dignity and stature to run for the highest office in the greatest democracy on earth. Posted by Condoleezza Rice on Saturday, October 8, 2016

Roby's statement said she will not vote for Trump in the Nov. 8 presidential election.

"Donald Trump's behavior makes him unacceptable as a candidate for president and I won't vote for him," said Roby.

In a statement sent around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Byrne called on Trump to step down as nominee, saying Trump's comments in the 2005 video "were disgraceful and appalling. There are absolutely no circumstances under which it would ever be appropriate to speak of a woman in such a way."

"It is now clear that Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States and cannot defeat Hillary Clinton," Byrne continued. "I believe he should step aside and allow [GOP vice presidential nominee] Gov. [Mike] Pence to lead the Republican ticket."

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Alabama.

Throughout the Republican primary, Roby said she would support the eventual nominee. When Trump secured the nomination, she called on him to show temperament and embrace a return to constitutional order.

But after a 2005 interview surfaced on Friday, where he boasted about the kissing and groping of women along with bragging about getting away with sexually assaulting women and craven attempts at adultery, Trump has faced some serious backlash heading into Sunday night's second presidential debate.

While Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., a supporter of Trump, announced he would be helping Trump prepare for Sunday's debate, Roby's statement went on to say that the Republican party should ask Trump to step aside.

"As disappointed as I've been with his antics throughout this campaign, I thought supporting the nominee was the best thing for our country and our party. Now, it is abundantly clear that the best thing for our country and our party is for Trump to step aside and allow a responsible, respectable Republican to lead the ticket."

Trump issued an apology for the statements Friday night.

Roby stated she will not be voting for Hillary Clinton under any circumstances. She wants Trump to step aside so Mike Pence can lead the ticket.

"Hillary Clinton must not be president but with Trump leading the ticket she will be," said Roby.

At this point in the race for the White House, calls to remove Trump from the ticket would be difficult.

Brooks, who cited "serial adultery" by Trump and disagreements on policy with the nominee for not giving an endorsement, argued that the 2005 video may just be the tip of the iceberg. He also said he believed that "media allies" of Clinton's campaign sat on damaging information to Trump during the primaries to ensure he would be the Republican nominee because he was perceived to be the weakest GOP candidate.

"People need to understand the dynamics of a political campaign. The worst information on an opponent is usually divulged seven to 14 days before an election. That being the case, I anticipate that the Democrats have probably another 10 or so attack points on Donald Trump's character that they and they're media allies will unleash over the next 4 1/2 weeks, 1 to 3 items per week," Brooks said. "If past campaign strategies are any indication, then there is more to come and worse to come. Time will tell."