Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“A top emissary for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has asked to meet privately with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-WI) this week in advance of Trump’s visit to Washington on Thursday,” the Washington Post reports.
“Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who has become one of Trump’s most trusted allies, reached out Monday to Ryan’s political advisers to request a private session with the speaker.”
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