The Republican House speaker, Paul Ryan, will not run for re-election, he announced on Wednesday amid Republican concerns over keeping their majority in the chamber at the midterms in November. He was elected House speaker in 2015 after the former House speaker John Boehner retired. Trump wrote: “Speaker Paul Ryan is a truly good man, and while he will not be seeking re-election, he will leave a legacy of achievement that nobody can question. He was elected speaker in 2015 after his predecessor John Boehner was forced out by conservatives in the hard-right Freedom Caucus. Although Trump won there by 10% in 2016, Barack Obama won the district in 2008 and narrowly lost it in 2012.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2018 12:58 UTC