House Speaker Paul Ryan tells colleagues he won’t campaign for Donald Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan tells colleagues he won’t campaign for Donald Trump
ST. LOUIS — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) told colleagues Monday he will no long campaign for or defend GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, even as Trump’s top advisers said he would keep up his offensive against Hillary Clinton.
In a conference call with GOP House members Monday morning, Ryan said he is “only campaigning for House seats and promoting our agenda,” according to two individuals familiar with the call who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the topic.
Ryan’s move underscores the dilemma Republicans now face, even as Trump and his allies were buoyed by an assertive Sunday debate performance that brought the campaign into new and dark territory.
They can remain in line with their nominee, which will please their base but could alienate swing voters critical to maintaining their hold on Congress, or renounce him and offend Republicans eager for a direct confrontation with both Clinton and her husband.
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), a close ally of Trump’s, said in an interview that his performance would make it more difficult for Republicans to abandon him.
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ST. LOUIS — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) told colleagues Monday he will no long campaign for or defend GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, even as Trump’s top advisers said he would keep up his offensive against Hillary Clinton.
In a conference call with GOP House members Monday morning, Ryan said he is “only campaigning for House seats and promoting our agenda,” according to two individuals familiar with the call who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the topic.
Ryan’s move underscores the dilemma Republicans now face, even as Trump and his allies were buoyed by an assertive Sunday debate performance that brought the campaign into new and dark territory.
They can remain in line with their nominee, which will please their base but could alienate swing voters critical to maintaining their hold on Congress, or renounce him and offend Republicans eager for a direct confrontation with both Clinton and her husband.
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), a close ally of Trump’s, said in an interview that his performance would make it more difficult for Republicans to abandon him.
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