Donald Trump relents over Paul Ryan re-election

Image copyright AP

Image caption Mr Trump was speaking in Wisconsin

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has publicly backed House Speaker Paul Ryan days after snubbing him in a spat at the top of the Republican Party.

Mr Trump shocked party members on Tuesday when he refused to endorse Mr Ryan and Senator John McCain in their campaigns for re-election in November.
Mr Ryan, the party's highest-ranking elected official, had himself long delayed endorsing Mr Trump.
"I support and endorse our Speaker... Paul Ryan," Mr Trump said on Friday.

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Paul Ryan was late in endorsing Mr Trump for the party's presidential ticket

While they might "disagree on a couple of things", they agreed on a lot as well, he said during a campaign stop in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
In his earlier interview for the Washington Post, Mr Trump had said he was "just not quite there yet" when asked if he would endorse Mr Ryan and Sen McCain.
The two had both criticised Mr Trump's attacks on the bereaved parents of a US Muslim soldier killed in Iraq.