US President Barack Obama has blasted Donald Trump's recent remarks about women, saying they would be intolerable even for someone applying for a job. <br/><br/>At a rally supporting Hillary Clinton, Mr Obama also urged senior Republicans to formally withdraw their endorsement of Mr Trump as presidential candidate. Many top Republicans have distanced themselves from Mr Trump over a video in which he boasts of groping women. <br/><br/>Mr Trump accused them of disloyalty. He was particularly scathing about House Speaker Paul Ryan whom he described as a weak and ineffective leader.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the UN's human rights chief says Donald Trump's deeply unsettling and disturbing views make him a danger internationally. <br/><br/>UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein cited Mr Trump's comments on the use of torture and his attitude to vulnerable communities. <br/><br/>The Republican presidential candidate's campaign has been marked by a number of controversial comments. Recent crude remarks about women have caused the biggest political fallout.

US President Barack Obama has blasted Donald Trump's recent remarks about women, saying they would be intolerable even for someone applying for a job. <br/><br/>At a rally supporting Hillary Clinton, Mr Obama also urged senior Republicans to formally withdraw their endorsement of Mr Trump as presidential candidate. Many top Republicans have distanced themselves from Mr Trump over a video in which he boasts of groping women. <br/><br/>Mr Trump accused them of disloyalty. He was particularly scathing about House Speaker Paul Ryan whom he described as a weak and ineffective leader.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the UN's human rights chief says Donald Trump's deeply unsettling and disturbing views make him a danger internationally. <br/><br/>UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein cited Mr Trump's comments on the use of torture and his attitude to vulnerable communities. <br/><br/>The Republican presidential candidate's campaign has been marked by a number of controversial comments. Recent crude remarks about women have caused the biggest political fallout.