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Paul Ryan finally says he’ll vote for Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan ended months of speculation on Thursday by announcing that he would vote for Donald Trump in the November presidential election.

“I’ll be voting for @realDonaldTrump this fall. I’m confident he will help turn the House GOP’s agenda into laws,” Ryan tweeted on his campaign account, linking to a lengthy column in The Gazette, his hometown newspaper in Wisconsin, explaining his decision.

“It’s no secret that he and I have our differences. I won’t pretend otherwise. And when I feel the need to, I’ll continue to speak my mind. But the reality is, on the issues that make up our agenda, we have more common ground than disagreement,” wrote Ryan, the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential nominee.

He said the real estate tycoon would be far preferable to the alternative, Hillary Clinton.





“For me, it’s a question of how to move ahead on the ideas that I — and my House colleagues — have invested so much in through the years. It’s not just a choice of two people, but of two visions for America,” Ryan wrote in the essay, which notably did not mention the words “endorse” or “endorsement.”

“And House Republicans are helping shape that Republican vision by offering a bold policy agenda, by offering a better way ahead. Donald Trump can help us make it a reality,” he wrote

The news broke while Clinton was delivering a blistering speech attacking Trump’s various statements on foreign policy.

Trump was responding in real time on Twitter, hammering back at Clinton, and did not immediately comment on Ryan’s statement.





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