NEW YORK, NY — Donald Trump has declared that he will, “take [his] candidacy to term,” following the release of a damning new video that features the Republican presidential nominee making lewd, derogatory, and misogynistic comments.

The face of a man who said he would pull out and then didn’t at the last minute

“I have great respect for women. My daughter. My daughter is so beautiful, Ivanka. And I have great respect for her. Ask anyone. I love women,” said Mr. Trump in a signature rambling response to the release of the video.

“So I won’t – look, believe me, I won’t terminate my candidacy.”

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has admitted that nominating Trump was a mistake and wishes that Mr. Trump had abstained from running in the first place.

“The best way we could have avoided this mistake as a nation is if we had chosen not to engage in any sort of relations with Mr. Trump to begin with, even though we were all feeling very vulnerable and he was saying all the right things at the time,” said the visibly beleaguered Ryan. “As a firm supporter of the party of family values I’m offended by Mr. Trump’s statements, but I’m also compelled to see this candidacy through to the end.”

“We’re all in this together.”

Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, believes it would be immoral and short-sighted for Trump to pull out of the election now.

“Look at the sticky mess it made when Hillary pulled out of Iraq,” said Mrs. Conway. “Mr. Trump has an incredible business empire and a beautiful family and I know that he will make America great again.”

“He didn’t get any of those things by pulling out prematurely.”

Friends, family, and even some Republican leaders are urging Trump to consider the financial and lifestyle consequences that he will have to live with for the rest of his life if he chooses to carry his candidacy all the way through to November 8th, the official date of the election.

In response, Trump has pointed to the huge amount of sympathy and support he received from voters after his first run for president in 2012 ended in what he describes as a “miscarriage of judgment.”

“It was amazing. People – everyone – and I mean everyone – wanted me to succeed. They wanted to see me get elected,” Mr. Trump said. “I’m stronger than ever, you can look at my medical records, and my campaign has been healthy for the past seven months.”

“This thing is gonna keep kicking until the end. Believe me.”