Getty Walker: It's 'possible' Trump could be the GOP nominee

Scott Walker’s chance to be the GOP nominee may be gone, but he said “it’s possible” Donald Trump could nab it.

"Yeah, I mean, I think right now, you look at he's got a plurality, not a majority. So in the end, if it gets down to just a handful of candidates, he probably is not the nominee,” Walker said. “But if there's a strong group of Republicans still next in the end, and if that number is too big, again a plurality leads the way in these early primary caucus states, so it’s possible.”


The Wisconsin governor was speaking to Wisconsin radio station WTMJ on Wednesday.

Walker, who was the second candidate to drop out of the presidential race, said he didn’t expect other candidates to immediately follow him. But he predicted that if they begin to drop out over the next few months, the chances of a “true conservative” snagging the nomination are higher.

He also weighed in on fellow Wisconsin resident Rep. Paul Ryan, who is facing pressure to run for speaker of the House after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy unexpectedly dropped out of the running last week.

Walker said he supports Ryan and believes he not only can bring the deeply divided Republican party together but is also respected across the aisle.

“Paul’s the only person out there that can please the various segments,” he said. “Sometimes great leaders are called to do things; the Bible is full of stories of people who didn’t want to do what they were asked to do, but yet stood up and accepted that calling,” he continued, referencing Ryan’s indecision over entering the race.

Walker advised Ryan to use all of the support to demand a change in dynamics. “Why does he have to take it under the same terms as Speaker Boehner? Why not change the terms? Not just for him personally, but change the terms so that it’s a shared responsibility,” he said.