Indiana’s governor was responding to a question from an 11-year-old boy, Matthew, who said he had been watching the news and “noticing that you’ve been kind of softening up on Mr. Trump’s policies and words”.
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Vos said “we are Ryan Republicans here in Wisconsin, not Trump Republicans”.
Obama, who was meeting with his national security advisers about the fight against Islamic State, also made a subtle jab at Trump for his dispute with a Muslim couple whose U.S. Army captain son died in Iraq. “It’s a tough position for me to be in”, he said.
Ryan brushed off Trump’s non-endorsement, adding: “The only endorsements I want are those of my own employers here in the First Congressional District, and that’s really what my focus is”.
As Trump used the issue to assail Clinton, he faced new questions about his description of a video he suggested was taken by Iranian forces removing bags of money from a plane.
In that same interview, Trump also refused to endorse Ryan, who faces a primary election next week. It was delivered on the same day that Iran released four Americans they had detained.
Clinton leads Trump in key states, such as Pennsylvania (11 points), New Hampshire (15 points) and MI (nine points). His Democratic opponent repeatedly compares him to Trump.
Donald Trump’s campaign chief acknowledged Thursday the GOP presidential nominee’s team is divided over whether to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan, but promised Trump would work with the Republican speaker if elected.
Obama, at a Pentagon news conference, dismissed Trump’s statements that the election could be “rigged” against him.
Pence’s job is harder: softening Trump’s rough edges and limiting the fallout from what many Republicans see as the nominee’s self-inflicted wounds.
Donald Trump and his wife Melania wave to supporters.
Since his selection as Donald Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence has tried to stay focused on winning over conservatives skeptical of the NY billionaire.
Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort told CBS’s “This Morning” that the campaign is comfortable where it stands now and said the news media have built a false narrative in which Democrats are controlling the race to the November 8 election.
Trump’s operation has been beset by internal discord, including growing concern about general election preparedness and a lack of support from Republican leaders, according to two people familiar with the organization’s inner workings.
Republican strategists say Trump’s devotion to his message and penchant for controversy have affected his campaign’s ability to effectively attack Clinton.
“I don’t like doing this. Go ahead and do it, 100 percent, ‘” Trump recalled of his conversation, interrupting his audience when they began to boo Ryan.
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Paul Nehlen’s comments on a radio show this week have drawn derision from other Republicans.
