Trump downplayed on CNN his comment last week that Ryan’s "going to have to pay a big price" if he didn’t do what Trump wants. He said he didn’t mean that "as a threat."
"We should be talking and unifying," said Trump, noting all the new voters his campaign has drawn to the party.
Senate Bystanders
Republican senators remain largely unswayed by Trump.
South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham has said he even preferred Cruz to Trump as someone who can be trusted on the Supreme Court and other issues, although Graham and other Republicans still say they intend to support whoever becomes the nominee.
So far no Republican senators have joined Senator Ben Sasse in saying they would never vote for Trump.
Trump’s lone Senate endorser, Jeff Sessions of Alabama, continued to stand by him this week despite flaps over Trump’s hiring of immigrant labor and support for some high-skilled immigration.