According to the Washington Post, in a phone call Monday morning, disgusted by Donald Trumps coments about assaulting women, House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP members he will not defend Donald Trump instead he will work on preserving the House Republican majority. If Paul Ryan does not have the integrity to un-endorse a man who admits to assaulting women, he is promoting this unacceptable behavior. It doesn’t impress me that he won’t defend him, how about standing up for what’s right? How about showing what America stands for?
Paul Ryan won’t defend or campaign for Trump ahead of election By Kelsey Snell, The Washington Post
House Speaker Paul Ryan will not campaign with or defend Donald Trump through the November election, according to a knowledgeable source who participated in a phone call with House GOP lawmakers on Monday morning.
“The speaker is going to spend the next month focused entirely on protecting our congressional majorities,” said Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong.
The Wisconsin Republican cancelled an appearance with his party’s presidential nominee over the weekend after a 2005 videotape surfaced of Trump making lewd comments about women. He said he was “disgusted” by the comments, but did not at that time withdraw his support for Trump.
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