Trump says he was ‘blindsided’ by Ryan
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump said he was “blindsided” by House Speaker Paul Ryan’s announcement earlier this week that he was not yet ready to support the presumptive Republican nominee.
“Yeah, I was blindsided a little bit, because he spoke to me three weeks ago, and it was a very nice call, a very encouraging call,” Trump told NBC News’ Chuck Todd in an interview set to air Sunday on “Meet the Press.” “He called me, I think, to congratulate me about New York, ’cause I won by massive numbers.”
An excerpt of the interview was released late Saturday afternoon.
Trump added that he has “a nice relationship” with Ryan, though he told Todd he doesn’t know him well and met him only one time.
“But I have a nice relationship with him. And then all of a sudden, he gets on and he does this number. So I’m not exactly sure what he has in mind. But that’s OK,” Trump said.
Ryan sent shockwaves through the political establishment Thursday when he told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he’s “just not ready” to support Trump, making him the highest-level GOP official to reject the real estate magnate since he became the last candidate standing in the party’s nominating contest.
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