Just days after Speaker Paul Ryan made waves in announcing that he’s “not ready” to support Donald Trump for president yet, it has been announced that the two GOP heavyweights will meet next week.
Initially, upon hearing the news of Speaker Ryan’s lack of support, Trump fired back, “I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan’s agenda.” However, he added a qualifier…
“Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people. They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!”
In explaining his reluctance, Ryan also left the door open to future conciliation: “I hope to [support the nominee] though, and I want to. But I think what is required is that we unify this party. And I think the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee.”
Sounds like Ryan’s desire to “unify the party” through the presumptive nominee and Trump’s willingness to work together in the future to “come to an agreement about what is best for the American people” has led to possible progress in what previously looked to be a tense stalemate between the two GOP standard bearers.
It will be VERY interesting to see what comes out of the meeting next week.
What do you think will be the result from next week’s meeting between Trump and Ryan? Will there be party unity or a continued rift between the conservative and populist wing of the GOP? Tell us in the comments section below!
