Ryan to make statement ruling out president bid

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WASHINGTON (AP) – There’s been persistent speculation that a contested Republican convention this summer could end with the party’s presidential nomination in the hands of someone who wasn’t even running this year — like House Speaker Paul Ryan.

But Ryan today is hoping to put an end to that speculation. He has scheduled an announcement at party headquarters in Washington that he is definitively ruling out a presidential bid this year.

He told a Milwaukee radio station (WISN) earlier today that the nominee should be “someone who actually wants to be president or is running for president.”

A contested convention is looking more likely since front-runner Donald Trump may not collect the necessary delegates ahead of time.

Ryan and his aides have continually denied the speaker has presidential ambitions this year, but their statements have not put the issue to rest.

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