Ryan on a Trump win: ‘I’m not a betting man’
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) dodged in a new interview when pressed on whether he believes presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump can win the general election.
“I’m not gonna — I’m not a betting man,” Ryan added when pressed if he would bet his own money on a Trump victory.
Ryan has previously condemned Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from the U.S., swiped at the businessman for not forcefully disavowing support from a former Ku Klux Klan leader and called on Trump during the primary to control violence at his rallies.
“I feel that I can play a role in unifying. I don’t want to see our party divided,” Ryan said elsewhere in the interview. “The people in the primaries are speaking.”
“I think this is a ‘we,’ not just one person,” he said. “I very much believe in a type and style of politics that may not be in vogue today but, I still think, nevertheless, is the right kind of politics.”
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