Paul Ryan officially puts presidential rumors to rest: 'Count me out'

Paul Ryan will not take part in GOP race.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) let America know once again in a Tuesday press conference that he really, really isn't running for president. "I want to put this to rest once and for all," Ryan said. "I do not want, nor will I accept the nomination of our party. Count me out."

Though the Wisconsin congressman had already ruled out being the 2016 GOP nominee many times in favor of the party selecting its nominee from the pool of candidates who are actually running campaigns, some in the GOP establishment have continued to hold Ryan up as a level-headed alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, should neither candidate garner enough delegates to clinch the nomination before the party's nominating convention in July.

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