Pence dodges when asked if Ryan should be re-elected speaker

By Gabby Morrongiello

Published November 3, 2016 1:58pm ET

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Pence dodges when asked if Ryan should be re-elected speaker — Despite saying his respect for Paul Ryan is "boundless," Mike Pence said "I'm not a member of the House Republican conference anymore [and] I wouldn't presume upon what the members of the conference choose." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) | Cliff Owen

Donald Trump’s running mate declined to say in an interview published Thursday whether GOP lawmakers should re-elect Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., for another term as House speaker on Nov. 15.

Despite saying his respect for Ryan is “boundless,” Mike Pence thrice told National Review, “I’m not a member of the House Republican conference anymore [and] I wouldn’t presume upon what the members of the conference choose.”

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