Donald Trump calls for minimum wage increase, says he was 'blindsided' by Paul Ryan

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called for an increase to the minimum wage, directly contradicting his stance during a 2015 debate in which he said wages were "too high."

"I don't know how people make it on $7.25 an hour," he said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, adding that it should be up to states, not the federal government, to raise wages.

In the same interview, Trump told Chuck Todd that he was "blindsided" by House Speaker Paul Ryan's lack of endorsement Thursday. Watch the full clip below. Julie Kliegman

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