The Reason Paul Ryan Endorsed Trump

Huffington Post: “Ryan’s calculation was that it’s better to get behind Trump and try to motivate Republicans to get to the polls than to create a rift, give the reality TV personality an excuse for his loss and simultaneously create a Democratic wave that could hand Clinton the House and Senate. That’s what Ryan is trying to prevent. Better, in his thinking, to half-heartedly support Trump, continue calling him out for the outrageous, offensive, sometimes dangerous things he says, and, after the GOP nominee loses, have the party point to the businessman as the problem, not the establishment Republicans who didn’t get onboard.”

“There’s also perhaps an even more political calculation to that political calculation, though Ryan’s confidants don’t want to talk about it. If Ryan is going to run for president in 2020, he needs those Trump voters — or, at least, he needs to not ostracize them.”