Subject: FW: Speaker Paul Ryan Joins Growing List of Conservatives Rebuking Trump as He Captures GOP Nomination
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Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 13:21:31 -0700

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Subject: Speaker Paul Ryan Joins Growing List of Conservatives Rebuking Trump as He Captures GOP Nomination

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Speaker Paul Ryan<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/paul-ryan-donald-trump-gop-nominee/index.html> Joins Growing List of Conservatives Rebuking Trump as He Captures GOP Nomination

On Tuesday, Donald Trump effectively captured the Republican nomination. Two days later, as Trump has repeatedly doubled down on his plan to ban Muslims from entering the U.S.<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/278645-trump-to-stick-with-muslim-ban> and his support for mass deportation of immigrants<http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0XW0TP>, prominent activists, journalists, donors and elected officials in his own party continue to figure out what Hillary Clinton has argued all along: Donald Trump is too big a risk for America.

Take a look at the growing group of prominent conservatives who are promising that they’ll never vote for Trump:

Speaker Paul Ryan [R-WI]<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/paul-ryan-says-he-cannot-support-trump-at-this-point-222864>: "U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that he can not currently support Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. "I'm just not ready to do that at this point," Ryan told CNN, adding that he hopes to be able to do so in the future."

Texas Tribune: Bush 41, 43 Have No Plans to Endorse Trump<https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/04/bush-41-43-have-no-plans-endorse-trump/>: "For the first time since his own presidency, George H.W. Bush is planning to stay silent in the race for the Oval Office — and the younger former president Bush plans to stay silent as well. Bush 41, who enthusiastically endorsed every Republican nominee for the last five election cycles, will stay out of the campaign process this time. He does not have plans to endorse presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump."
Nevada Senator Dean Heller<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-04/trump-s-triumph-leaves-many-republicans-at-a-loss-for-words>: “I vehemently oppose our nominee and some of the comments and issues he brought up during the campaign"
Arizon Senator Jeff Flake<https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/727962471324102659>: "@seungminkim: .@JeffFlake on if he could support Trump: "I can’t see how I can if he continues to advocate those policies." (such as Muslim bans + wall)"

Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-republican-nominee-transition-222785>: "Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert balked at backing Trump without an apology for his rhetoric toward Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and warned that Trump could cost Republicans a majority in Congress. “I had no fear of losing the House until I saw this weekend the commercial against Sen. John Boozman in Arkansas. They run quote after quote from Donald Trump's mouth,” Gohmert told Fox Business Network. “This is a dangerous time.”"
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]<http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/wagner-declining-endorse-trump-missouri-cruz-backers-shift-focus>: "A candidate has to earn my vote. And thus far, Donald Trump has not."

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Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]<http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/05/michigan-gop-officials-come-grips-trump/83952022/>: "U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, the Grand Rapids area Republican who first endorsed Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and then Cruz for the GOP nomination, has said he would not vote for Trump."

New Hampshire State Rep. Bill O'Brien<http://www.unionleader.com/Dan-Tuohys-Granite-Status-Plenty-of-work-to-do-to-unite-parties&source=RSS>: "Conservative leader Bill O’Brien, a state legislator and former House Speaker who served as Cruz state co-chairman, said he would not endorse Trump."

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Ohio State Senator Shannon Jones<http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/05/despite_donald_trumps_indiana.html>: "If Trump is the nominee, Jones said she will not vote for a candidate in the election for president."

Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling<http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/high_profile_virginia_republicans_lining_up_against_donald_trump432#.VyqOM6ikDsc.twitter>: "What are more traditional Republicans, who are not at all comfortable with Trump, supposed to do?"

Alan Steinberg, former regional EPA administrator under George W. Bush<http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Republicans-New-Jersey-Backlash-Donald-Trump-Presidential-Nominee-GOP-378159341.html?_osource=mobilesharebar>: "Said he's actually voting for Hillary Clinton, with whom he worked when she was U.S. senator for New York. "She can work with people on the opposite side of the political aisle," he said."
Elliott Abrams, former foreign policy advisor for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush<https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/728256680937574400>: "won't be voting for Trump"

Andy Card, former White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNH2PbrHs8U&feature=youtu.be>: "I'd probably write in a name."

CatholicVote<http://www.catholicvote.org/what-now/>: "We will not endorse Donald Trump for President at this time."

New York Times: With Donald Trump in Charge, Republicans Have a Day of Reckoning<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/us/politics/trump-gop.html>: "Over the last two days, more than 70 Republican governors, senators, representatives, officials and donors were contacted directly or through aides for comments about Mr. Trump. Only about 20 replied, with many aides saying their bosses did not want to take a stand yet; others begged off by saying the officials were traveling or “too busy” to email, call or release a statement."

Bloomberg: Big-Spending Fracking Family Behind Cruz Won't Back Trump<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-05/big-spending-fracking-family-behind-cruz-won-t-back-trump>: "Add the conservative Wilks family of Texas, among the biggest spenders in the presidential race so far, to the list of donors who won't support Donald Trump in the general election."

Politico: The [GOP] donor class remains unswayed<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-megadonors-koch-222825>: "Republican donors want nothing to do with Donald Trump [...] in interviews with more than a dozen major GOP funders, not one on Wednesday would commit to donating to Trump.

Washington Examiner: Conservative national security experts vow to keep fighting against Trump<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/conservative-national-security-experts-still-against-trump/article/2590354>: "Conservative national security experts who vowed not to support Donald Trump are saying nothing has changed now that he is the presumptive nominee. "When I said 'never Trump,' I meant it," Colin Dueck, an associate professor at George Mason University's School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, told the Washington Examiner. Dueck was one of 121 conservative national security experts who signed an open letter in March promising to work "energetically to prevent the election of someone so utterly unfitted to the office.""
Washington Post: ‘I feel like I got smacked by a 2x4’: Va. Republicans react to Trump as the likely nominee<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/i-feel-like-i-got-smacked-by-a-2x4-va-republicans-react-to-trump-as-the-likely-nominee/2016/05/04/9a6cb932-11f5-11e6-93ae-50921721165d_story.html>: With the departure of Ted Cruz from the presidential race Tuesday night, many national Republican loyalists lamented the future of a party that could field a nominee as polarizing as Donald Trump. But the news was particularly jarring for Virginia Republicans fresh off two days of party warfare at a state convention where Cruz came out on top."

Loudon Times-Mirror [Virginia]: High-profile Virginia Republicans lining up against Donald Trump<http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/high_profile_virginia_republicans_lining_up_against_donald_trump432>: "Many long-time Virginia Republicans found themselves despondent Wednesday after Donald Trump became the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee. “Twenty-nine years of Republican activism down the drain,” former state Del. David Ramadan, a Dulles-area conservative, told the Times-Mirror. “I feel like someone stuck a knife in me.”"

<http://www.thehawkeye.com/news/local/republicans-diverge-on-trump-as-nominee-question-conservative-values/article_d98998d7-3da7-5c5d-889b-caec400bd11d.html>
The Hawk Eye [Burlington, Iowa]: Republicans diverge on Trump as nominee, question conservative values<http://www.thehawkeye.com/news/local/republicans-diverge-on-trump-as-nominee-question-conservative-values/article_d98998d7-3da7-5c5d-889b-caec400bd11d.html>: "Angie Davidson of Wapello resigned her position as chairwoman of the Louisa County Republican Party in March after the county convention. She now supports Libertarian presidential candidate Austin Peters and will not vote Republican in the November general election."

NBC New York: Donald Trump Faces GOP Backlash in NJ as He Becomes Likely Presidential Nominee<http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Republicans-New-Jersey-Backlash-Donald-Trump-Presidential-Nominee-GOP-378159341.html?_osource=mobilesharebar>: "Steve Lonegan, who once ran against Chris Christie for governor, was state chair for Cruz. Now he's packing up what's left of the campaign, buttons, stickers and all. "I'm not going to say I'm voting for Hillary. I'm also not voting for Donald Trump," he said. "I may not vote.""

Wisconsin Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke<http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republicans-grappling-over-donald-trump-as-nominee/article_51e34e84-f832-5a43-8a26-31372b1daed6.html>: Steineke  "who has called Trump “a liberal and a liar,” hedged in his opposition, but said Wednesday he does not currently support the presumptive nominee."

Burglinton, Iowa Tea Party Chairwoman Rose Kendall<http://www.thehawkeye.com/news/local/republicans-diverge-on-trump-as-nominee-question-conservative-values/article_d98998d7-3da7-5c5d-889b-caec400bd11d.html>: "At this point, Kendall said she was unlikely to vote in November for any candidate."

Meanwhile, other prominent conservatives are working to distance themselves from Trump or not commenting on whether they will support him in November:

Washington Post: Mitt Romney will skip Trump’s nominating convention in Cleveland<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/05/mitt-romney-will-skip-trumps-nominating-convention-in-cleveland/?postshare=3571462465354352&tid=ss_tw>: Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, plans to skip this summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland where Donald Trump will be officially nominated -- an unusual move that underscores the deep unease many Republican leaders have about the brash celebrity mogul as their standard bearer.
Former Senator Bob Dole<https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/728262449250578433>: “Despite the fact that Bob Dole is attending the RNC this year, he will not commit to voting for the Republican nominee in November."
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder<http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/04/michigan-republicans-begin-line-up-behind-donald-trump/83940484/>: "Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican in his second and final term as governor, maintained a distance from the political race. His spokesman, Ari Adler, said Wednesday that Snyder was “not planning on getting involved in the presidential election right now, as he has too many immediate challenges to address,” including  the Flint water crisis and funding for Detroit schools."

Albuquerque Journal: Martinez not ready to endorse Trump<http://www.abqjournal.com/768600/martine-znot-ready-to-endorse-trump-or-be-vp.html>: Republican Gov. Susana Martinez isn’t endorsing the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump – not now, anyway.

Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/04/iowa-gop-comes-terms-presumptive-nominee-trump/83942846/>: "Did not respond to multiple requests for comment from the Register" about whether he would support Trump.

Reps. Steve Stivers & Pat Tiberi [R-OH]<http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2016/05/5-4-2016-lawmakers-on-kasichs-decision.html>: "Neither House member mentioned whether they’d support Trump."

Rep. Steve King [R-IA]<https://www.buzzfeed.com/natemcdermott/steve-king-trump-needs-to-reach-out-convince-conservatives-t>: “I’ve never seen a nominee pour out so many insults on other people as Donald Trump has,” King said. “This isn’t the day to highlight all those and grind through all that, but I’ll say this: Donald Trump will have to reach out to conservatives and do some convincing.”

Politico: McCain on tape: Trump damages my reelection hopes<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-latinos-mccain-222810>: ""If Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket, here in Arizona, with over 30 percent of the vote being the Hispanic vote, no doubt that this may be the race of my life,” McCain said, according to a recording of the event obtained by POLITICO. “If you listen or watch Hispanic media in the state and in the country, you will see that it is all anti-Trump. The Hispanic community is roused and angry in a way that I've never seen in 30 years.""

Click here<https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/05/04/conservatives-rebuke-trump-as-he-captures-republican-nomination-2/> for the full list of conservatives who are rebuking Trump.

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For Immediate Release, May 5, 2016
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