Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan may never appear together on stage in the 2016 election.
Shortly after Ryan told reporters that he planned to show up for a Trump event scheduled for Sunday, the Trump campaign made the decision to scrap the stop in Wisconsin, according to a report from The Cap Times.
“We don’t know if it’s scheduled firm or not yet, but I intend to do it if he’s here,” Ryan said Saturday, according to The Cap Times. “Here’s the point: we’re going from here to Mukwonago to go campaign with Mike Pence. So everybody’s schedule is a little bit in flux in these closing moments, but if our nominee comes, we’ll campaign with him.”
“Seconds later, a spokesman for Trump’s Wisconsin campaign alerted reporters that the event had been canceled, citing a scheduling conflict,” the Cap Times reported.
It’s not unusual for schedules to get reshuffled in the final days of a presidential campaign. Of course, the switch had extra resonance given that Ryan uninvited Trump to appear with him in October in Wisconsin after a tape was released of Trump speaking crudely about how he grabbed and kissed women.
The candidate’s name one dare not speak.
Wisconsinite here, Trump’s campaign rally was scheduled against tomorrow’s Packer game. That’s not something you do if you want anyone to show up. In contrast, the Clinton campaign has a football watching party with Tim Kaine scheduled in La Crosse.
Paulie’s second nightmare presidential election.
It will be a while before a smile comes back to his face, but every little bit helps.
Mukwonago: I don’t wanna go into the muck with Pence and Ryan, actually.
It’s like Goofus and Gallant from “Highlights for Children,” which some of us older people will remember. Gallant always copies local chairs on potential dates to be alerted to conflicts; Goofus schedules campaign events like whenever.