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| US House Speaker Paul Ryan 'can't back Trump' | US House Speaker Paul Ryan 'can't back Trump' |
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| US House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he cannot currently support Donald Trump as Republican presidential nominee. | US House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he cannot currently support Donald Trump as Republican presidential nominee. |
| Mr Ryan, the highest-ranked elected Republican, called for Mr Trump to strive for "higher aspirations". | |
| Mr Trump, he said, "deserved" the nomination but must do more to unite the party. | |
| Former presidents George W Bush and George H W Bush also said Thursday that they will not endorse the controversial presumptive nominee. | Former presidents George W Bush and George H W Bush also said Thursday that they will not endorse the controversial presumptive nominee. |
| "I think what a lot of Republicans want to see is that we have a standard bearer that bears our standards," Mr Ryan told CNN. | |
| Paul Ryan was the 2012 vice-presidential nominee alongside Mitt Romney. | |
| There has been persistent speculation that Mr Ryan may make a last-minute run for presidency, however he has frequently sought to dispel those claims. | |
| Top Republicans divided over Trump | |
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