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Ryan Agrees with Poll That Shows Voters Trust Trump

May 17, 2016 at 2:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said he agrees with a new poll showing that GOP voters trust Donald Trump rather than himself to lead the Republican Party, The Hill reports.

Said Ryan: “Good Lord, I hope it is, because the person who is getting the nomination is the person to lead our party.”

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