House Speaker Paul Ryan will speak at the Republican National Convention despite months of ups and downs with the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, an exclusive interview with Politico reveals.
While Ryan is the chairman of the convention, his speaking role was never certain.
Politico reports that Ryan will be writing the speech himself, it will only be 10 minutes, and it will be focused on unifying the GOP.
“I want to talk about our ideas, our solutions and how our party should unite…around our common principles and how we apply those principles to problems,” Ryan told Politico.
Ryan had held off endorsing Trump for several weeks after Trump officially clinched the nomination, citing concerns about Trump’s tone and attitude. In May, Ryan finally endorsed Trump, but he continued to have to answer for some of Trump’s bombastic remarks.
