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Dump Trump? Paul Ryan leaves door open to Republican convention revolt
Source: The Guardian
Dump Trump? Paul Ryan leaves door open to Republican convention revolt
• Speaker of House says delegates ‘write the rules, make the decisions’
• Divisions in party threaten hopes of White House and Congress majority
Dan Roberts in Washington
Sunday 19 June 2016 19.00 BST
Pressure for one last attempt to dump Donald Trump built among Republicans on Sunday, as the party’s leader appeared to encourage a possible revolt that could still see an alternative nominee chosen at next month’s national convention.
After a week in which the presumptive nominee appalled many colleagues with his reaction to a shooting massacre in Orlando, House speaker Paul Ryan made clear he would not try to obstruct any rebellion against Trump by delegates in Cleveland.
“They write the rules, they make the decisions,” he told NBC’s Meet the Press. “All I want to make sure is to make sure it is done above board, clearly, honestly and by the rules.”
As the highest-ranking Republican in Congress, Ryan will serve as chairman of the party’s convention in late July, when delegates won through primaries formally elect a nominee.
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• Speaker of House says delegates ‘write the rules, make the decisions’
• Divisions in party threaten hopes of White House and Congress majority
Dan Roberts in Washington
Sunday 19 June 2016 19.00 BST
Pressure for one last attempt to dump Donald Trump built among Republicans on Sunday, as the party’s leader appeared to encourage a possible revolt that could still see an alternative nominee chosen at next month’s national convention.
After a week in which the presumptive nominee appalled many colleagues with his reaction to a shooting massacre in Orlando, House speaker Paul Ryan made clear he would not try to obstruct any rebellion against Trump by delegates in Cleveland.
“They write the rules, they make the decisions,” he told NBC’s Meet the Press. “All I want to make sure is to make sure it is done above board, clearly, honestly and by the rules.”
As the highest-ranking Republican in Congress, Ryan will serve as chairman of the party’s convention in late July, when delegates won through primaries formally elect a nominee.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/19/paul-ryan-donald-trump-republican-convention
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