Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he is embarrassed Donald Trump is the GOP presidential nominee, calling it a “sad day in America.”
But he tells The Associated Press that he’s not rescinding his support for Trump because he said Democrat Hillary Clinton would be a worse president than Trump.
Vos wrote a column on Friday in advance of a Trump rally in Green Bay. In the column, Vos calls Trump out for saying “stupid things” and for praising House Speaker Paul Ryan’s primary opponent, Paul Nehlen. Trump said this week he wasn’t ready to endorse Ryan.
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“We are Ryan Republicans here in Wisconsin, not Trump Republicans,” Vos said.
In the interview, Vos said Trump needs to apologize for his comments about Ryan.
None of the top-ranking Wisconsin Republicans are going to the Trump event.
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