Trump tries to mend GOP rift with endorsements of Ryan, McCain

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin/WASHINGTON Republican Donald Trump took steps to steer his White House campaign back into favour with his party establishment on Friday by endorsing U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and two Republican senators seeking re-election, after expressing coolness towards them earlier this week.

Trump made the announcement during a campaign stop Friday in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

“He’s a good man and he’s a good guy”, Trump added, as he gave a thumbs up sign. “We may disagree on a couple of things, but mostly we agree”.

Trump earlier this week refused to endorse Ryan, telling the Washington Post he was “not quite there yet” – almost the same phrase Ryan had used about Trump before finally endorsing him.

Nehlen and Trump had somewhat courted each other and those who are supporting Nehlen, who is a bona fide crank, must feel some sense of betrayal by Trump’s endorsement of Ryan.

Trump has praised Putin as a great leader, and taken policy positions “consistent with Russian, not American, interests”, including endorsing Russian espionage against USA figures like Clinton, Morell said. John McCain on Friday, moving to mend an intra-party rift that has put the Republican presidential nominee at odds with its highest-ranking elected official.

Palin backed Nehlen in May in response to Ryan saying he wasn’t yet ready to support Trump. And in doing so, he also bowed to the pressure he faced to endorse two senators who would be very important to GOP efforts to hold onto the Senate.

“As a unified party, we will lead our country to unity, as well”, Trump said.

“I need a Republican Senate and a House to accomplish all of the changes we have to make, ” Trump said.

“I am just going to rise above this stuff”, he said.

Mr Trump on Friday announced he was setting up an advisory team to help guide him on economic policy.

“We don’t win at any level with anything and as a unified party, we will lead our country to unity, as well”, he added. In July, Trump implied Khan’s father Khizr Khan spoke instead of his wife Ghazala Khan because as Muslims, they subscribed to oppressive beliefs about the role of women (in reality, Ghazala Khan says she did not speak because the memory of her son was too painful).

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Ryan, who withheld his own endorsement of Trump for weeks after Trump had clinched the party’s nomination, deflected Sykes’ questions about whether he might withdraw that support.

The Labor Department reported Friday that USA employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs in July, a sign of confidence that could point to a resilient economy. Kelly Ayotte in their respective primaries.

Lately, Trump’s campaign speeches have been more stream of consciousness centered rather than offering specifics about their platform. “I have officially endorsed Paul Ryan – and together, we will fight for you, and together we will Make America Great Again!”

The controversy had just about died down but Trump resurrected it, much as he kept rehashing his clash with the Gold Star family that appeared at the Democratic National Convention last week.

Ryan told a radio host on Thursday he’ll speak out whenever he differs with Trump.