Paul Ryan Says He’ll Skip Republican National Convention If Trump Wins Primary

Paul Ryan, a Join us of the Fox Corporation Board of Directors, stated this weekend that he would skip the 2024 Republican National Convention in the event of former President Donald Trump winning the Republican Party primary.

In an interview on WISN ABC, Ryan was asked where he would be during the 2024 convention held in Milwaukee.

“Where will you be?” The host asked.

“It depends on who the nominee is,” Ryan replied. “I’ll be here if it’s not named somebody Trump.”

“You won’t show up if it’s someone —,” Ryan quickly interrupted and repeated the host’s words.

“Yeah, I’m not interested in participating, no,” Ryan retorted.

“Even if in Wisconsin?” The host asked.

Ryan replied, “Even Wisconsin”:

Wisconsin’s former House Speaker Paul Ryan says he won’t be attending the 2024 Republican National Convention at Milwaukee if Donald Trump is the nominee

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— Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) February 24, 2023

According to recent polling, it appears probable Trump will be the favorite to win the GOP primary against competitors and hypothetical candidates. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll, Trump is more popular than his opponent. Doubled Gov. Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical Republican primary matchup.

Fifty-two percent supported Trump, while only 24 percent chose DeSantis — less than half. Only 15% said they supported Nikki Haley (former ambassador to the United Nations), widely regarded as the most established candidate out of the three candidates.

Ryan’s comment is a result of his significant influence in the Fox Corporation Board of Directors. Ryan, who has been a member of the Fox Corporation Board since March 2019, is the chair for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

His authority in this capacity Includes establishing “broad corporate policies,” Setting “strategic direction,” Supervision “management identification and management of risks,” AFox Corporation.

Ryan’s powerful and broad position has been questioned in the past by viewers about why Ryan’s position was not disclosed to them during Fox News and Fox Business media coverage.

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