Mr. Trump played down the friction between him and Mr. Ryan at a campaign stop here on Thursday, calling Mr. Ryan a “good guy” and discouraging a supportive crowd from booing Mr. Ryan’s name. Mr. Pence, who broke with Mr. Trump on Wednesday to back Mr. Ryan, dodged a reporter’s question on the subject. In turn, Mr. Ryan said he continued to support Mr. Trump, calling it a matter of respect for the will of the voters. There were only scattered signs of healing on Thursday between Mr. Trump and the party he nominally leads. In Pennsylvania on Monday, Mr. Trump described the Democratic nominee as “the devil.”And in Maine, Mr. Trump responded with approval when his top supporter in the state, Gov.

Source: New York Times August 04, 2016 18:41 UTC