The phrase echoed Ryan’s own words in May, when he demurred on Trump, saying “I’m not there right now”, before eventually going on to support him.
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Trump plans to release his economic policy framework in a speech in Detroit on Monday, an event that will offer him a chance to avoid theatrics and detail how he would handle economic issues if elected.
The tycoon told The Washington Post in an interview earlier this week that he was “just not quite there yet” when it came to backing the House Speaker – echoing the rhetoric used by Mr Ryan in relation to the party’s presidential nominee.
He spoke to a crowd of about 3,000 at the KI Convention Center, in a cavernous hall where the sound of Port-a-Potty doors thudding shut punctuated the rare quiet moments of his address.
Trump’s string of endorsements were a surprising move for the Republican nominee, who typically does not back down. John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, both of whom are running for re-election.
The GOP presidential candidate, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis., Friday evening, tried to portray a sense of party unity as his campaign weathered disappointing poll numbers and swirling controversies all this week.
Most prominently, Ryan criticized the Republican presidential nominee’s call for a ban on Muslim migration to the USA, and said that Trump’s attack on a federal judge was “the textbook definition of a racist comment”.
“And while I’m at it, I hold in the highest esteem Senator John McCain for his service to our country, in uniform and in public office, and I fully support and endorse his re-election”.
Trump “may well pose a threat to our national security”, he wrote in a New York Times column.
The Midwest mayhem underscored Trump’s mounting challenges during one of the most tumultuous weeks of his unorthodox campaign. There were even rumors this week that the Republican Party might seek to replace Trump on the ticket. On Friday, Trump’s tune changed.
At another rally in Iowa, Trump accused the former Secretary of State of being “unbalanced” and called her a “dangerous” and “pathological” liar.
“As a unified party, we will lead our country to unity, as well”, Trump said. “In one way she’s a monster”, the real estate mogul said, “In another way she’s a weak person”.
When asked about her claim last week that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had found her statements about her email “truthful”, when, in fact, it had not, she said on Friday she may have “short-circuited” her reply.
“I may have short-circuited, and for that I will try to clarify”, Mrs Clinton said, though still insisting she “never sent or received anything that was marked classified”.
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She also acknowledged many people don’t trust her. “I like people that weren’t captured”.
