- Paul Ryan adamantly refuses to accept the Republican nomination for president.
- “I do not want, not will accept, the nomination for our party,” Ryan said.
- Ryan’s attempt to shut down presidential rumors has been met with skepticism, since just last fall he refused multiple times to run for Speaker of the House before ultimately accepting the job.
- Campaign quality highlight videos of his agenda from his communications staff only fueled speculation that Ryan was positioning himself for something bigger.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that he adamantly refused to accept the Republican nomination for president, even if a deadlocked convention tries to place his name into nomination in July.“Let me be clear, I do not want, nor will I accept, the nomination for our party,” Ryan said at the Republican National Committee offices in Washington, D.C., this afternoon.Ryan has unsuccessfully tried to tamp down speculation that he would accept the nomination if he was pressed into service by Republican delegates at the summer convention in Cleveland.“I simply believe that if you want to be the nominee for our party, to be the president, you should actually run for it. I chose not to do this. Therefore, I should not be considered, period, end of story,” he said today.Ryan’s attempt to shut down presidential rumors has been met with skepticism, since just last fall he refused multiple times to run for Speaker of the House before ultimately accepting the job. He reversed his decision after Republican party leaders and donors pressed him.When challenged by reporters about the similarities, Ryan dismissed comparisons to his refusal to run for Speaker as an “apples and oranges” difference.“I will not allow my name,” he said. “I am opposed to my name being put in place.”
