Ryan should not waste time fighting Republican nominee: Trump

October 11, 2016 00:15

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that House of Representatives' Speaker Paul Ryan, the party's top elected official, should "not waste his time" opposing the party's nominee.

"Paul Ryan should spend more time on balancing the budget, jobs and illegal immigration and not waste his time on fighting Republican nominee," Trump said in a post on Twitter.

Earlier, Ryan told lawmakers that he will no longer "defend" or campaign with Trump, focusing instead on maintaining his party's majority in Congress.

But Ryan, who has had a testy relationship with the provocative billionaire from the start and has criticised him on numerous occasions, stopped short of rescinding his endorsement, according to a person who listened to the

conference call.

Ryan "said he will not defend Trump or campaign with him for the next 30 days," the source on the call said.

Trump's candidacy suffered a crippling blow after a 2005 tape was released Friday in which he made lewd and derogatory comments about women, including his ability to grab them by the crotch with impunity because, as a celebrity, "you can do anything."

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