House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled Friday that he and other Republican leaders have abandoned the presidential election this year, by making no references at all to Donald Trump in a key speech delivered to a group of college Republicans at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Ryan, R-Wis., met for 50 minutes with students to outline his vision for the party’s future. He fielded a half-dozen questions from the audience, none of which made reference to Trump even though the election is just weeks away.