Donald Trump will not endorse Paul Ryan as Republican splits widen

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Republican nominee also refuses to back John McCain, despite being endorsed for presidency by both men

 

 Donald Trump said: ‘I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country.’ Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

 

The Republican nominee, Donald Trump, has declined to endorse the re-election campaign of the House speaker, Paul Ryan, the highest-ranking member of his party in Washington, as divisions intensified in the GOP.

“I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country,” Trump said in an interview with the Washington Post, a publication that is still banned from Trump’s campaign events.

“We need very, very strong leadership. And I’m just not quite there yet. I’m not quite there yet.”

His wording was presumably a reference to Ryan’s comments in May, when the House speaker was asked if he was backing Trump: “I’m just not ready to do that at this point. I’m not there right now.”

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