Last week, he issued a statement condemning Russian Federation for any alleged tampering in the USA presidential race, after Trump said in a press conference that Russian Federation should locate Democrat Hillary Clinton’s missing emails – a comment Trump later said was meant to be sarcastic. She later said she was overcome with grief. Ryan’s underdog primary challenger Paul Nehlen said Tuesday that Ryan had betrayed Trump in “an act of sabotage against our party”.
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The Republican presidential nominee got into a back-and-forth with the family after Khizr gave a keynote address during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Priebus feels burned by Trump’s string of self-inflicted wounds and his refusal to observe basic decorum by giving Ryan his support.
Early voting begins in Arizona this week, as Mr McCain faces off against two Republican opponents, former state senator Kelli Ward and Tea Party conservative Clair Van Steenwyk.
The Ryan spokesman, Zack Roday, issued a statement in response to Trump’s Tuesday remarks, saying, “Neither Speaker Ryan nor anyone on his team has ever asked for Donald Trump’s endorsement”.
“I’m just not there yet”, Trump said in an interview with The Washington Post, closely echoing Ryan’s demurral before he endorsed Trump, telling CNN on May 6, “I’m not there right now”. Ron Johnson has called on Trump to apologize, and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Gov. Scott Walker have defended the Khan family.
“I’d like to hear his wife say something”, Trump told the New York Times.
“We need to honor their sacrifice for our country and we need to honor their son’s sacrifice for our country”, Christie added. She voted in favor of the Iraq War in 2002. Ryan was also one of just a handful of Republican leaders that attended Trump’s convention in Cleveland in July.
“I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president”, Obama said.
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“I don’t fault anybody who has said they will support the nominee”, Flake said. She touched on the controversy herself on Twitter by writing that she’ll make history by getting Trump elected president.
