



"While Paul Ryan and Scott Walker won't be sharing the stage with Donald Trump on Monday, their silence and continued support for his presidential campaign is proof that they share his dangerous views," said Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman Phil Shulman before Johnson also announced he wasn't going to be there. "Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, and now we know that Ryan and Walker are supporting a candidate who lacks the basic human decency voters require in their commander in chief."



The latest Marquette University Law School poll released this week showed Democrat Hillary Clinton ahead of Trump by 7 points in Wisconsin in the presidential races. That same poll showed Johnson's Senate race with Democrat Russ Feingold to be about even. They are scheduled to debate for the first time Friday, and again Tuesday, and Johnson's position on Trump was expected to be a topic of discussion.



Trump's Wisconsin spokesman Matt Schuck said the programs for his two Monday stops were still being finalized. Other top Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos did not return messages seeking comment.



Ryan, at the Brookfield event, was greeted with a standing ovation and spoke for 20 minutes. It was a sharp contrast to Saturday, when Ryan was heckled at a Republican rally in his district after he canceled Trump's appearance at the event.



Ryan left Thursday's event without taking questions. The notice of the event, billed as a conversation with Ryan, promised that he would take questions from the audience for 30 minutes, but Roday said he couldn't due to a tight schedule.