United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein on Wednesday said Republican nominee Donald Trump will make a "dangerous" president if elected to power in the United States. Hussein called Trump's opinion of minorities and his proposed policies "deeply unsettling and disturbing", reported Reuters.

"If Donald Trump is elected on the basis of what he has said already – and unless that changes – I think it is without a doubt that he would be dangerous from an international point of view," the UN high commissioner said. He had earlier called politicians such as Trump, the United Kingdom's Nigel Farage and the Netherlands' Geert Wilders "demagogues" and compared them, as well as other right-wing politicians, to the Islamic State group.

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Meanwhile, Trump took to Twitter to criticise US House Speaker Paul Ryan and other "disloyal" Republicans who, he claimed, were more difficult to tackle than his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton. While Trump called Ryan a "very weak and ineffective leader", he admitted to Fox News that "zero support" from the Speaker will make it difficult for him "to do well". The 70-year-old politician also said that he neither wanted nor needed Ryan's support.

The business magnate's remarks came a day after Ryan said he will not campaign for Trump. However, he still continues to endorse the Republican nominee.

In the same vein, Trump also criticised Arizona Senator John McCain. "The very foul-mouthed Sen. John McCain begged for my support during his primary (I gave, he won), then dropped me over locker room remarks!" he said on Twitter. The rift between Trump and his party members widened after a 2005 video of the Republican nominee surfaced on October 7. In the clip, the billionaire businessman is seen making lewd comments about forcing himself on women.

However, the fast declining support from fellow party members has not deterred Trump in any manner. He said, "It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me, and I can now fight for America the way I want to." Trump had earlier said that he will not pull out of the presidential race.