Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. said Sunday that House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., needs to get on board with Donald Trump’s campaign. “He needs to do that,” Sessions said when asked by Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo about a potential Ryan endorsement. “We don’t need to continue having the speaker hanging out there, in my opinion.”
Ryan has steadily refused to endorse Trump, despite pressure from friends and allies within the Republican Party, although the two Republicans’ aides talk regularly. But Ryan is clearly trying to influence Trump and protect the House Republican majority. “I feel that I can play a role in unifying,” he said last week. “I don’t want to see our party divided.”
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