Paul Ryan Spoils Trump's Victory by Withholding Endorsement

  • Trump needs to unify Republicans before election, Ryan says
  • Presumptive nominee fires back at Ryan, casts doubt on agenda

Paul Ryan Says He’s Not Ready to Endorse Donald Trump

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House Speaker Paul Ryan took the extraordinary step of saying he isn’t ready to support Donald Trump, and Trump fired right back, igniting a spat that pits one of the nation’s most popular and prominent Republicans against his party’s presumptive nominee.

Putting the brakes on Trump’s coronation, Ryan said on CNN that Trump needed to stop the bullying and demonstrate his conservative credentials in order to win the speaker’s support.