George Will, a Washington Post columnist, told a new organization Friday that has left the Republican Party. (Photo: Provided to Lansing State (Mich.) Journal) 
 
 WASHINGTON – Conservative columnist George Will has left the Republican Party, and he is urging others to make sure the GOP’s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, doesn’t win. 
 
 “Make sure he loses,’’ Will told PJ Media, an online news company, in an interview Friday. “Grit their teeth for four years and win the White House.” 
 
 Will, a long-time columnist and commentator, spoke Friday at the Federalist Society luncheon. “This is not my party,’’ he said during the speech. 
 
 According to PJ Media, Will said he has changed his GOP registration in Maryland to “unaffiliated.’’ 
 
 Will, a Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist, has long been critical of Trump. The Washington Post columnist warned in a column in April that Trump’s damage to the party had only just begun. 
 
 Trump, he said, would be the “most unpopular nominee ever’’ and unable to get support from women, minorities and young voters. 
 
 In a column earlier this week, Will urged Republican donors not to contribute to Trump's campaign. 
 
 Trump, in turn, called Will a “major loser’’ last month on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. 
 
 Will is part of the #nevertrump effort. 
 
 Contact Deborah Barfield Berry at dberry@gannett.com. Twitter: @dberrygannett 
 
 Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/28TihYo ||||| Longtime conservative columnist George Will is wiping his hands clean of the Republican Party. 
 
 "This is not my party," Will told PJ Media on Saturday. The Washington Post writer said a Democratic presidency would be better than the alternative offered by Donald Trump -- who once called Will a "major loser." 
 
 “Make sure he loses," Will said of the presumptive GOP nominee. "Grit their teeth for four years and win the White House." 
 
 His voter registration in Maryland has now changed from Republican to "unaffiliated," PJ Media reported. The final straw was House Speaker Paul Ryan's (R-Wis) endorsement of Trump, he said. 
 
 In the meantime, Trump continues to fumble over himself. Just this week, he fired his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski before setting off to Scotland to promote his golf resorts. 
 
 “He had one good day because he didn’t vomit all over himself and gave a decent speech,” GOP consultant Matt Mackowiak said of Trump.
– Longtime conservative columnist and commentator George Will announced Friday he's leaving the Republican Party over Donald Trump. “This is not my party," USA Today quotes Will as saying. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist officially changed his Maryland registration to "unaffiliated." The Huffington Post reports the last straw for Will was Paul Ryan's endorsement of Trump. Will is urging Republican donors to not give money to Trump, saying a Democratic presidency would be better than Trump leading the country. "Make sure he loses," USA Today quotes Will as saying. Trump calls Will a "major loser."