WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday anyone who wants to be the Republican presidential nominee must reject any racist group or individual, a tacit swipe at GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
As voters in 11 states holding GOP contests headed to the polls on Super Tuesday, Ryan told reporters that the GOP is the party of President Abraham Lincoln and "this party does not prey on people's prejudices." At the same time, Ryan reiterated that he will support the eventual GOP nominee.
Imagine: Dwight Eisenhower, in 1956, wants to push from view Adlai Stevenson's prospects for reclaiming the White House for the Democratic Party. Ike darkens his brow and comes forth: "He called me 'Mr. Meltdown.' Let me tell you something, last night during the debate, he went backstage, and he was having a meltdown. First, he had this little makeup thing applying, like, makeup around his mustache, because he had one of those sweat mustaches. Then he asked for a full-length mirror … maybe to make sure his pants weren't wet."
