Donald Trump responded to House Speaker Paul Ryan’s expression of reluctance to support the presumptive Republican nominee by saying he wasn’t ready to back Ryan’s agenda either.
“I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan’s agenda. Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people,” Trump said on Thursday afternoon. “They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!”
In the two days since the Manhattan businessman cleared the GOP field and was declared the presumptive nominee, many prominent Republican politicians, organizers and pundits have said they will not support him. Most notably, Bob Dole is the only living former Republican nominee who is endorsing Trump or even attending the GOP convention.
On Thursday evening, Ryan added his name to the chorus when he told CNN that he was “just not ready” to support Trump “at this point.”
The Clinton campaign has been capitalizing on this deep schism within the GOP, constantly sending out emails to reporters listing all the Republicans and conservatives who are witholding support from Trump.
