RINO RYAN STILL NOT ON-BOARD.

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he cannot currently support Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee chosen by the Republican electorate.

“I’m just not ready to do that at this point.  I’m not there right now,” Ryan told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday.  “This is the party of Lincoln, of Reagan, of Jack Kemp,” Ryan said.
 “We don’t always nominate a Lincoln or a Reagan every four years, but we hope that our nominee aspires to be Lincoln and Reagan-esque and that that person advances the principles of our Party and appeals to a wide vast majority of Americans.”

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The Trump campaign was stunned by Ryan's interview.  Earlier on Thursday, campaign sources said, advisers to the candidate had reached out to Ryan's office with an invitation: Would the speaker be able to meet with Trump for a one-on-one meeting to discuss the fall campaign and the party's agenda? The invitation was passed on to a staffer, and the campaign didn't hear back immediately from Ryan's office.

The next thing the Trump campaign knew, there was Ryan on national TV. What just happened, aides asked? They got in touch with Ryan's office. The invitation was off the table, the campaign sources said, who believe Ryan hadn't received word of the offer to meet personally with Trump by the time the speaker went on TV. 

An aide to Ryan responded that there was no offer for a one-on-one meeting. There was chatter about a staff-level discussion, the person said, and a meeting between Trump and a large group of House Republicans. Both were being brokered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a prominent Trump backer. Ryan, the aide added, is happy to meet with Trump.

Trump responded to Ryan hours after the interview. 

"I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan's agenda. Perhaps in the future, we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people," he said in a statement. "They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!"

Ryan is also preparing to roll out a separate governing agenda for the fall that his members can run on, a clear sign that he thinks the substance of the 2016 contest does not represent the party he has spent 20 years trying to build.

"The future of America is on the line. No one should support Hillary Clinton. Let's make that clear," Ryan told CNN. "To be the party and climb the final hill and win, we need a standard-bearer that can unify all conservatives and the wings of the party and then go to the country with an appealing agenda that's appealing to the Democrats.  We have work to do on the front.  The nominee has to lead in that effort."

So basically, it sounds like rino Ryan is telling Trump he must either shape up or ship out.   Perhaps it is Trump who should be saying that to Ryan.  Election year is not a good time to be replacing the Speaker, but I am in favor of doing just that. 

HERE IS THE LIST OF “NEVER TRUMP RINOs”

The Hill complied a list of almost 100 Republicans who currently say they won’t back Trump as the nominee:

• Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich.
• Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Mass.
• Brian Bartlett, former Mitt Romney aide and GOP communications strategist
• Glenn Beck, radio host
• Michael Berry, radio host
• Max Boot, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
• Brent Bozell, conservative activist
• Bruce Carroll, creator GayPatriot.org
• Jay Caruso, RedState
• Mona Charen, senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center
• Linda Chavez, columnist
• Dean Clancy, former FreedomWorks vice president
• Eliot Cohen, former George W. Bush official
• Former Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn.
• Charles C. W. Cooke, writer for National Review
• Doug Coon, Stay Right podcast
• Rory Cooper, GOP strategist, managing director Purple Strategies
• Jim Cunneen, former Calif. assemblyman
• Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla.
• Steve Deace, radio host
• Rep. Bob Dold, R-Ill.
• Erick Erickson, writer
• Mindy Finn, president, Empowered Women
• David French, writer at National Review
• Jon Gabriel, editor-in-chief, Ricochet.com
• Michael Graham, radio host
• Jonah Goldberg, writer
• Alan Goldsmith, former staffer, House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• Stephen Gutowski, writer Washington Free Beacon
• Rep. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y.
• Jamie Brown Hantman, former special assistant for legislative affairs for President George W. Bush
• Stephen Hayes, senior writer at The Weekly Standard
• Doug Heye, former RNC communications director
• Quin Hillyer, contributing editor at National Review Online; senior editor at the American Spectator
• Ben Howe, RedState writer
• Former Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C.
• Cheri Jacobus, GOP consultant and former Hill columnist
• Robert Kagan, former Reagan official
• Randy Kendrick, GOP mega-donor
• Matt Kibbe, former FreedomWorks CEO
• Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.
• Philip Klein, managing editor at the Washington Examiner
• Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard editor
• Mark Levin, radio host
• Justin LoFranco, former Scott Walker aide
• Kevin Madden, former Mitt Romney aide
• Bethany Mandel, senior contributor at The Federalist
• Tucker Martin, communications director to former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s, R-Va.
• Former RNC Chairman Mel Martínez
• Liz Mair, GOP strategist
• Lachlan Markey, writer for the Free Beacon
• David McIntosh, Club for Growth president
• Dan McLaughlin, editor at RedState.com
• Ken Mehlman, former RNC chairman
• Tim Miller, Our Principles PAC
• Joyce Mulliken, former Washington state senator
• Ted Newton, political consultant & former Mitt Romney aide
• James Nuzzo, former White House aide
• Katie Packer, chairwoman of Our Principles PAC
• Former Gov. George Pataki, R-N.Y.
• Former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas
• Katie Pavlich, Townhall editor and Hill columnist
• Brittany Pounders, conservative writer
• Rep. Reid Ribble, R- Wisc.
• The Ricketts family, GOP mega-donors
• Former Gov. Tom Ridge, R-Pa.
• Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Va.
• Mitt Romney, 2012 GOP presidential nominee
• Paul Rosenzweig, former deputy assistant secretary, Department of Homeland Security
• Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post conservative blogger
• Patrick Ruffini, partner, Echelon Insights
• Sarah Rumpf, former BreitBart contributor
• Mark Salter, writer and former aide to John McCain
• Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C.
• Sen. Ben Sasse, R- Neb.
• Elliott Schwartz, Our Principles PAC
• Gabriel Schoenfeld, senior fellow, Hudson Institute
• Tara Setmayer, CNN analyst and former GOP staffer
• Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief The Daily Wire
• Evan Siegfried, GOP strategist and commentator
• Ben Stein, actor and political commentator
• Brendan Steinhauser, GOP consultant
• Stuart Stevens, former Romney strategist
• Paul Singer, GOP mega-donor
• Erik Soderstrom, former field director for Carly Fiorina
• Charlie Sykes, radio host
• Brad Thor, writer
• Michael R. Treiser, former Mitt Romney aide
• Daniel P. Vajdich, former national security adviser to Ted Cruz
• Connor Walsh, former digital director for former Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., founder Build Digital
• Former Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla.
• Peter Wehner, New York Times contributor
• Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, R-N.J.
• George Will, writer
• Rick Wilson, Republican strategist
• Nathan Wurtzel, Make America Awesome super-PAC
• Bill Yarbrough, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Ohio
• Dave Yost, Ohio auditor of state

And what about a candidate from the third party that already exists, the Libertarian Party?

It might not offer the NeverTrumpers much hope.

The party’s likely candidate is former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who switched parties after he struggled to gain any traction in his bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.