Politics & Government

Paul Ryan Says he is Officially Voting for Donald Trump

Paul Ryan's announcement is his first major public acceptance of Donald Trump's GOP presidential candidacy.

WISCONSIN - They're not best buddies, but when it comes to turning the prospective GOP agenda into law, Speaker Paul Ryan said he's voting for Donald Trump.

Ryan said as much Thursday, and is reportedly the closest thing we've seen as an endorsement by the country's top GOP elected official and the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

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— Paul Ryan (@PRyan) June 2, 2016

The big announcement out of Ryan's camp came out of - of all places - the Janesville Gazette in the form of a column.

In the announcement, Ryan said "he and Trump do not agree on everything and that when he sees the need, Ryan will continue to speak his mind.

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And for what it's worth, it's reasonable to expect the same out of Trump. 

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