Paul Ryan is not endorsing Donald Trump for president—not yet, at least. But it was clear from the House speaker’s Thursday press conference that Ryan is moving in that direction. The Wisconsin Republican told reporters that his meeting with Trump Thursday morning was “encouraging” and “pleasant.”

“I was very encouraged from what I heard from Donald Trump. I do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified, to bridge the policy differences,” Ryan said.

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