But presumptive nominee Donald Trump has split the party, with some senior figures declining to give him their endorsement. He says that while he will continue to put up “substantial money”, he must also develop a more traditional fundraising approach now that he is likely to face off with Democrat Hillary Clinton in the general election.
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Many national Republicans, including Ryan, fear that Trump’s uninhibited remarks about women, Hispanics and others will turn off more traditional GOP voters, hurting the party’s chances at retaining majority control of the House and Senate. A spokesman for the former GOP nominee said Thursday that he has no plans of attending this summer’s Republican convention.
In a statement, she said: “I have great respect for the will of the people, and as I have always said, I will support the Republican nominee for president”.
Mr Trump said his message had made the Republicans “the hottest party around”, and his campaign is trying to convert that energy into dollars.
“Donald Trump wasn’t my first choice”, Flake said. “We’re not going to let companies leave”, Trump said after winning the Indiana Primary which propelled him to the position of being a presumptive nominee. Last year, Ryan blasted Trump’s controversial ban on Muslims entering the US, saying that “is not what this party stands for”.
Establishment Republicans across the board are rejecting Donald Trump.
“There are a lot of questions that conservatives will want answers to – myself included”, he said.
McCain has said that he will support the Republican nominee no matter who it is.
Kasich’s decision to suspend his campaign comes after he failed to convert a win in his home state primary into momentum in the chaotic GOP campaign.
“He’s not my party”, she said. “At this point, I’m just not there right now”.
Cruz, who has referred to Trump as “immoral” and a “pathological liar” for his comments about the senator’s father and for retweeting of an unflattering picture of his wife, Heidi, has yet to comment on Trump’s apparent olive branch.
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Trump is pushing ahead with his campaign to reach 1,237 delegates nevertheless, heading to West Virginia to hold a rally Thursday evening. Ron Johnson is expected to endorse Trump.
