Paul Ryan doubled down today on what he has said repeatedly during the GOP’s primary process: that he will support the eventual Republican nominee. To be clear, Ryan did nothing today to change that by saying he isn’t endorsing ‘right now.’ Please consider the following statement from the DCCC:
“‘Not there right now’ is just another one of the toothless statements that have become Ryan’s hallmark since becoming Speaker. For months, Paul Ryan refused to take on or rebuke Trump by name as he demeaned women, refused to disavow the KKK, or insulted Hispanics. Trump is now poised to accept the GOP’s nomination, and Ryan is scrambling because he knows what everyone else knows: Donald Trump is toxic for his own reputation, and for House Republicans.
“His cowardice veiled as bravery is too little, too late,” said Meredith Kelly of the DCCC.