ST. LOUIS — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) told colleagues Monday he will no longer campaign for or defend GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, even as Trump’s top advisers said he would keep up his offensive against Hillary Clinton.

In a conference call with GOP House members Monday morning, Ryan said he is “only campaigning for House seats and promoting our agenda,” according to multiple participants on the call who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the topic.

A number of Republicans who have called on Trump to step aside have said he should make way for Mike Pence and some have said they plan on writing in Pence’s name when they cast their ballots.

Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, endorsed Trump in June and is among those Republicans who have condemned Trump, but haven’t withdrawn their support. On Friday night, however, Ryan disinvited him from an event they were scheduled to appear at together in Wisconsin.

RNC members, meanwhile, are scheduled to hold a 30-minute conference call in the early evening, according to Politico, which obtained an invitation. The conference call does not have a set agenda, the report said, but it follows the revolt from several dozen Republicans.

It's amazing to me that this is the thing that causes them to draw the line.

Quote from: Icy on October 10, 2016, 04:16:00 PM

Quote from: Maverick on October 10, 2016, 04:08:24 PM

It's amazing to me that this is the thing that causes them to draw the line.

They have daughters. That's why

the parents of the people who died at Benghazi had sons who Hillary killed