For weeks, many Republicans have grudgingly tolerated Donald Trump as he steamrolled through the early stages of the presidential race. Others -- including some of his rivals for the nomination -- publicly said they welcomed his no-holds-barred approach to a political system they felt needed a jolt.
But since Thursday night's debate, Trump's hostile reaction to challenging questions about his treatment of women appears to have increased the number of factions within the Republican Party with interests in seeing him leave his run for president behind.
Both a prominent conservative and other candidates seeking the GOP nomination piled on Saturday, calling for Trump, the front-runner for the party's nomination, to disavow his attacks on popular Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.