Rubio said he plans to focus his attention in the run-up to the November 8 helping Republicans hang on to control of the Senate and “electing principled conservatives across the country”.
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Trump said that Ryan, R-Wis., had called him three weeks ago, after Trump won the NY primary on April 19, to congratulate him and the two had a friendly exchange.
Ryan, however, is not the only one who has declined to endorse the former reality TV star.
Over the weekend, Trump did not rule out removing Ryan from his convention role. But Sen. Roger Wicker, who heads the party’s campaign committee, downplayed the rift between Ryan and others in his party, telling reporters, “I’m pretty relaxed about it”. “I try not to give advice to the speaker, but I think it just really brought about, in my opinion, even more confusion to this thing”.
“He knows the most important part of his job is leading us and helping us retain the majority”.
For now, Trump is brushing off rejections by influential GOP officials and saying the party doesn’t have to be unified “in the traditional sense”.
Nehlen, who has little name recognition and has yet to report any fundraising totals, is running to the right of Ryan. She told CNN his “political career is over, but for a miracle”.
In an interview with affiliate WCLO on Monday, the Janesville Republican shrugged off the claims that he’s out of touch with the people in Wisconsin First Congressional District. “I like people who weren’t captured”. “Outside agitators will try and have influence”, Ryan told the newspaper. I didn’t know about this until yesterday.
That highly unusual state of affairs is creating a tricky situation for Republicans in the House and Senate, some of whom fear Trump could prove a drag on their own re-election chances in a year when the GOP is fighting to hang onto its slim Senate majority.
Trump distanced himself from Palin’s comments on Monday. Along with Ryan, a number of prominent Republicans have yet to back Trump, and others have publicly said they won’t support him. “The question now is how we can unify all the various wings of the Republican Party – stitch them together – so that we’re all rolling in the same boat, in the same direction”. That was in stark contrast to the loud, enthusiastic reception at the same dinner given to Texas Sen.
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Sen. Jeff Flake, a Trump critic, said Republicans should figure out something fast because Trump’s ability to win primary contests by relying on hardline policies such as banning Muslims from entering the United States might not translate into general election success against the Democrats.
