Ryan escalates fight with Trump for control of GOP

Published May 6, 2016 4:01am ET



Paul Ryan dropped a bombshell on the Republican Party Thursday, refusing to endorse Donald Trump as its presidential nominee.

The shock announcement escalated the House speaker’s fight with the New York businessman over the direction of the GOP, deepening the rift between traditional, Reaganite conservatives and the surging, populist movement led by the presumptive nominee.

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