Trump and Ryan: meeting was a 'very positive step' toward GOP unity – live
Ryan on Trump's Muslim ban: 'I'm not interested in litigating the past'Ryan is asked whether he can get behind Trump’s call for a ban on Muslim migrants and the deportation of undocumented migrants.
Ryan downplays the importance of any differences the two may have on the issue.
“We will have policy disputes,” Ryan says. “I’m not interested in litigating the past. I’m interested in going forward.”
“I represent a wing of the conservative party – he’s bringing a whole new wing. That’s a positive thing.”
Ryan says that the two shared a “positive vision based on core principles.”
The principles include that a Clinton presidency “would be a disaster.”
Ryan: 'happy to serve as chair' of conventionRyan says that after meeting Trump he is happy to serve as chairman of the national convention if Trump wanted him to.
Earlier Ryan had said he was willing to step down in the role if Trump wanted.
“I thought he was a very good personality. He was a very warm... gentleman. .. I actually had a very pleasant exchange with him.”
Ryan: 'I was very encouraged'Ryan says “it’s no secret that Donald Trump and I have had our differences, and we talked about those differences today” but “I was very encouraged” by the meeting.
“It’s very important that we don’t fake unifying... so that we are full strength in the fall,” he says.
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