He also criticized Trump’s wildly undisciplined campaign in the days since the Republican convention.
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Both Ryan and McCain had criticized Trump’s feud with the family of Army Captain Humayun Khan, who died in the line of duty in Iraq in 2004 and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for bravery after his death.
Nehlen held a news conference Wednesday in Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. Republican officials are nearing a state of panic as Trump’s near-daily provocations divert attention from the perceived vulnerabilities of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee.
Later, at a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Pence suggested Trump speaks “straight from his heart, straight from his mind” and doesn’t have time for “thousands of rules of political correctness”.
Apparently, Trump is still considering whether or not to support Ryan, having second thoughts on whether he represents the “strong leadership” required.
Before that, six veterans, including a Muslim veteran from McCain’s home state of Arizona, praised the former Vietnam prisoner of war as “courageous” and a “man of honor” in pleading with him to reject Trump.
In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, Trump declined to endorse Ryan or Sen. He strongly encouraged me to endorse Paul Ryan in next Tuesday’s primary.
Speaking in OH on Monday, Trump said he was afraid elections would be “rigged”.
Nehlen, who has been running a longshot bid ahead of Tuesday’s election, got a burst of attention this week after Trump delivered a series of hits against Ryan.
“I call it like I see it, and I’m always going to stand up for our military families and what’s best for the people of New Hampshire”, was all Ayotte would say.
“Well, I thank you for the question”, he said.
When asked about Wednesday’s endorsement from the Republican vice presidential nominee, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, just a day after Trump echoed Ryan by saying he, “wasn’t there yet”, Ryan talked about his long-time friendship with Pence.
In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Tuesday evening, Katrina Pierson said, “It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagements that probably cost his life”.
Hanna, who is retiring from the House of Representatives rather than seek re-election, said his decision was prompted by Trump’s attacks on the Khan family.
Joe Biden in 2008 helped alleviate worries about President Obama’s foreign policy credentials, said Dunn, who once served as the president’s White House communications director.
John Weaver, a top adviser to former presidential candidate John Kasich, also weighed in over Twitter, reflecting on his time with McCain during his presidential campaign in 2000.
“The only endorsements I want are those of my own employers in the first congressional district, that’s really what my focus is”, Ryan said.
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But the vice presidential candidate took a different turn Thursday by declining to say whether he would endorse Arizona Sen.
