The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party released a statement Monday night defending House Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE and the work he’s done for his home state.

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Ryan has distanced himself from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE, drawing harsh criticism from Trump and his supporters.

Ahead of a Monday evening rally in Green Bay, Trump took to Twitter to attack Ryan for “always fighting the Republican nominee!” He also said Ryan “doesn’t know how to win.”

Though Trump largely stayed away from attacking Ryan on his home turf Monday, the crowd at the rally chanted “Ryan sucks!” ahead of his remarks.

Brad Courtney of the state GOP defended Ryan in a statement, saying the Wisconsin Republican party is "incredibly proud and fully supportive" of Ryan and said his investments in the party's ground game will "enable great candidates like Ron Johnson Ronald (Ron) Harold Johnson CIA found Putin 'probably directing' campaign against Biden: report This week: Supreme Court fight over Ginsburg's seat upends Congress's agenda GOP set to release controversial Biden report MORE, Mike Gallagher and Donald Trump to win elections here in Wisconsin."