Paul Ryan wouldn't bet his own money on a Donald Trump victory
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House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) notably hasn't endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. And when Politico's Glenn Thrush asked Ryan if he'd be willing to bet his own money on a Trump victory in November, he declined.
"I'm not a betting man," Ryan said in an Off Message podcast episode out Monday. "I think if we get our party unified, and if we do the work we need to do to get ourselves at full strength, and if we offer the country a clear and compelling agenda that is inspiring, that is inclusive, that fixes problems, that is solutions-based and based on good principles, then, yes, I think we can win."
Listen to Thrush's interview with Ryan below. Julie Kliegman
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
