House Speaker Paul Ryan Refuses To Back Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan refuses to back Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president, insisting Thursday that the businessman must do more to unify the GOP. The surprise declaration from Ryan on CNN's "The Lead" amounted to a stunning rebuke of Trump from the Republican Party's highest-ranking officeholder. "I'm just not ready to do that at this point.

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