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(CNN)In recent weeks, House Speaker Paul Ryan has learned to deal with Donald Trump.
When Trump went to war with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, Ryan dismissed questions about it.
“I’m not going to get into the ‘who said what’ this morning on a talk show because I didn’t see it,” he said immediately after.
When Trump bombed at the first GOP debate, Ryan sung his praises.
“I think he gave a spirited argument,” Ryan said.
And when it was revealed that Trump may not have paid 18 years worth of federal income taxes, Ryan brushed it off.
“I don’t think it’s that harmful,” Ryan said.
Democrats said simply expressing outrage was not enough.
“This is a moment for Republicans,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. “It is time for every Republican elected official in this country to revoke their endorsements of Donald Trump.”
Ryan has long said his Trump endorsement is not a “blank check,” but there’s no indication yet that he would rescind his backing of Trump.
But when the news came out Friday evening of Trump making lewd comments about women a decade ago, Ryan’s top allies were perplexed. Top officials went underground, not answering questions for hours. It took several hours for both McConnell and Ryan to respond, angering senior Republicans looking for guidance from their top leaders.
What makes the GOP unnerved is that they need Trump to keep the race competitive with Hillary Clinton in order to save their seats down-ticket. The calculation, according to top Republican officials, is that if Trump craters, it could prompt a wave election and give Democrats control of Congress.
So they’ve been eager to showcase unity with their controversial nominee, believing that a party at war heading into November will imperil their seats.
But now, it’s anybody’s guess what may happen.
“We just got to run our own races,” said one top Republican.
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