Ryan’s primary, which is on Aug. 9, looms over this conversation, even as Ryan’s camp insists it’s confident he’ll beat Nehlen handily. Trump, meanwhile, either by his own political calculation or pure ignorance, seemed to support Ryan’s bombastic primary challenger, Paul Nehlen. The conflict between Ryan and Trump dates far back, probably even before Ryan ever condemned Trump’s proposed Muslim ban. As bad as the relationship between the two seems to be right now, Republican members don’t foresee Ryan going back on the endorsement. And Trump turned Ryan’s reluctance back onto the speaker, telling The Washington Post that he’s “just not quite there yet” on a Ryan endorsement.

Source: Huffington Post August 03, 2016 21:11 UTC