Washington has been consumed by speculation over whether House Speaker Paul Ryan will eventually learn to stop worrying and embrace presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

But for all the fanfare generated by their Thursday meeting in D.C., the truth is that Trump and Ryan have more to gain this year by remaining apart than by awkwardly joining forces.

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