In June, Trump endorsed Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) who went on to lose her state's June 7 primary. At a rally in Florida on Wednesday, Trump seemed to endorse Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) ahead of his state's Republican primary, scheduled for Aug. 30.

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"Go for Marco, all right?" Trump said during a rally in Daytona Beach on Wednesday afternoon.

Trump angered party leaders earlier this week by refusing to endorse Ryan or Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in their primaries, even though both have endorsed Trump.

During an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, Trump repeatedly said he was not ready to endorse Ryan — and made no mention of having a campaign policy of staying out of Republican primaries.

“I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country," Trump said in the Tuesday interview. "We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. And I’m just not quite there yet. I’m not quite there yet.”

Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, broke with the nominee on Wednesday and "strongly" endorsed Ryan, calling him a “strong conservative leader.”

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Manafort said that Trump has discussed his lack of an endorsement with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. Multiple people familiar with the events have described Priebus as “very frustrated” and deeply disturbed by Trump’s behavior over the past week.

"Reince Priebus is a strong supporter of Donald Trump and a good friend and supporter of Paul Ryan," Manafort said, stumbling through the pronunciation of Priebus's name. "And he's been a bridge between the party and the campaign since Mr. Trump became the presumptive nominee in April. They've spoken several times in the last two days. They're very good friends. We're doing a lot of things together."

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