Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced on Thursday that he is not ready to support GOP presumptive nominee for president Donald Trump.
On CNN, Ryan said that Trump will need to unify the party before Ryan will give him support.
"To be perfectly candid with you, Jake, I'm just not ready to do that at this point. I'm not there right now," Ryan told CNN host Jake Tapper.
Ryan went on to say, "I hope to, and I want to. But I think what is required is to unify this party. And I think the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee."
But Ryan also said, "No Republican should ever consider supporting Hillary Clinton. Let me make that clear."
Donald Trump, not to be overshadowed, responded to Ryan's statements.
"I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan's agenda," he said. "Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people. They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!"
Ryan's Senate counterpart offered a weak endorsement of Trump on Wednesday saying he was "committed to supporting the nominee."
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