Paul Ryan: ‘Absolutely’ I Will Support the GOP Nominee No Matter Who It Is

‘I looked at that stage and said every one of these people would be a far better president than Hillary Clinton’

RADDATZ: "I want to move to 2016, I think the last time you and talked was on a stage in Kentucky, and you were on the campaign trail and you were in the middle of a debate. What do you think of the debate the other night?"
RYAN: "I didn’t even watch it. I was busy."
RADDATZ: "I’m sure you read about it."
RYAN: "I’ve watched some clips since then but as speaker I’m going to be Switzerland, I’m going to be neutral on this race."
RADDATZ: "I know you’ve said you’re Switzerland, you like to say you’re Switzerland. But would you support the Republican nominee no matter who that is? Donald Trump?"
RYAN: "Yeah, absolutely, look, I looked at that stage— not live— but afterwards, I looked at that stage and said every one of these people would be a far better president than Hillary Clinton."
RADDATZ: "You have said that Trump does not speak for the republican party when it comes to immigration and you thought his comments were extremely disrespectful, so that’s a guy you could still support?"
RYAN: "Yeah, I stand by all my comments, my previous comments, but do I believe that Hillary Clinton would make a better President? No way, I certainly don’t believe that. Look I think we’re having a good primary process, its cathartic, it’s helpful. We have excellent people running for president, and so I think what really matters is not the personality, but the policy."

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