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House Speaker Paul Ryan Says He’s Not Ready to Endorse Trump

HeadlineMay 06, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan, the highest-ranking elected Republican in the country, says he is not ready to endorse presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Ryan made the comments in response to a question from Jake Tapper on CNN.

Jake Tapper: “You have said throughout this process that you will support the Republican presidential nominee. Now you have a presumptive nominee: Donald Trump. Will you support him?”

Speaker Paul Ryan: “Well, to be perfectly candid with you, Jake, I’m just not ready to do that at this point. I’m not there right now. And I hope to, though, and I want to, but I think what is required is that we unify this party. And I think the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee.”

Responding to Ryan, Trump said in a statement: “I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan’s agenda. Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people.”

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