A relatively sedate Donald Trump said that Paul Ryan was the leader of the Republican party despite his status as the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee this fall.
“I would say Paul Ryan. I would really think that,” Trump told Greta van Susteren Wednesday night. He made the deferential statement despite noting his electoral success in the primary.
“I would say Paul for the time being, and maybe for a long time.”
Trump was meeting with Ryan, the Speaker of the House and policy leader, as well as Republican party chairman Reince Priebus Thursday morning in Washington. In the interview with van Susteren, Trump said the goal of the meeting was “unity”, as well as getting to know Ryan better.
“Paul is a good person. I don’t know Paul well, and I think that’s part of the meeting, we have to get to know [each other],” he said.
