Posted on 08/02/2016 10:37:13 PM PDT by Dave346
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is "apoplectic" over Donald Trump's refusal to back House Speaker Paul Ryan or Sen. John McCain, a top Republican source said.
Priebus called several Trump staffers, including campaign manager Paul Manafort, to express his "extreme displeasure" with Trump's comments, the source with knowledge of the conversations told NBC News.
Trump, in an interview with The Washington Post published Tuesday, said of Ryan "I'm not quite there yet" — echoing language used by Ryan when he was reluctant to endorse Trump in May. Ryan eventually endorsed the GOP nominee. A spokesperson fro Ryan said Tuesday neither Ryan nor anyone on his team sought an endorsement from Trump.
The friendship between Priebus and Ryan goes back decades. Priebus was the GOP chairman for Ryan's congressional district before he was the state party chair. Ryan credited Priebus with the Republican takeover of Wisconsin in 2010.
There was talk Tuesday that key Republicans could come out against Trump. If Trump falls further in the polls, the party could come up with a backup plan to protect downballot races, the source said. "We have to figure out how to tread water," the source said.
TFB, MF.
Come out against trump, and I’ll vote against every R on my ticket except Trump.
I’m tired of this BS party.
Trump hating presstitute stirring the pot here. She’s the dumb propagandist Trump called out the other day.
[Katy Tur]
She sure is an Obama operative. I noticed they seemed to “assign” her to Trump. It’s obvious she’s just a trouble-maker and drama queen.
Why should Trump back #nevertrump people?
I took the thank you tweet to Nehlan to be sort of a Trump endorsement anyway... That’s who Trump should be endorsing!
& McCain, I really hope Trump does not endorse him either... He may play party ball if McCain makes it through the Primary, but I sure hope not! Palin lost some respect points from me for endorsing, but only a couple, I understand the loyalty that she gave him at the time.
Uhg, Meg Whitman single handedly destroyed eBay from what it used to be. She's just another liberal Republican. Figures she would support hilLIARy.
CGato
He already endorsed Trump.
What’s cool is no one cares what happens to the republican party.
Eff them.
Don’t want them to necessarily die, but don’t care if thet do.
Oh well.
Maybe so, but the warning still stands. The GOP is on damn thin ice with me.
Thank you kindly!
Hey stupid GOPe folks....listen up....what goes around comes around.... ya know?
I don’t know, my brother.
Nothing in this country is what it seems or what it says.
People name things the exact opposite of what they actually are.
America has become a stranger to truth.
Only person in this world I truly trust is my dog. She’s honest.
Paul Ryan and Meg Whitman are doing themselves in. They are jealous of Trump’s hitting the mark with his message. Every time people try to tear down and discredit any of Trump’s messages, it turns out Trump is right on the target of truth. That really scares them. The same cannot be said of them. What goes around comes around.
He already endorsed Trump.
Ryan has fragged Trump on a near weekly basis for months to the benefit of Hillary Rotten Criminal. He certainly is not supporting Trump.
It just goes to illustrate why no one does anything about these people or their corruption.
The are all in an exclusively little get rich and powerful club, and everyone else ain’t.
Us and Them.
Preibus Apoplectic.
Sorry Rinse, Philip K. Dick already wrote that story.
But of course
Reince is a uniparty ass and I hope he strokes out as well.
Ok, I meant official endorsement. I don’t pay him any attention because he’s such a freaking lying weasel.
And did it in a Luke warm pathetic manner. Ryan has spent his time since then bad mouthing trump every chance he gets
Wake up
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