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The two are trying to find common ground after Mr Ryan said he could not endorse the presumptive Republican nominee.
He has said the businessman lacked conservative principles.
"We had a great conversation this morning," the two wrote in a joint statement.
"While we were honest about our few differences, we recognise that there are also many important areas of common ground."
They said they would be having "additional discussions" but think they can unify the party and win the election.
At a press conference following the meeting, Mr Ryan said he was "very encouraged" by what he heard from Mr Trump.
BBC Website

What a load of chit. If the Republicans don't win this election they are out of cards moving forward. They have played all of their jokers/wildcards and have nothing left.

Isn't that what they thought about Obama? I think Hillary is more vulnerable than Obama was. She is definitely flawed in key areas.

You mean those statistically least likely to vote?

buckwheat, i agree, they are full of chit....ryan should have thrown his hat in the trump ring and said he and trump now need to iron out a few issues......why ryan has to be a snob about this baffles me.....trump is your man, like it or not....you are either with him all the way or you are not........the same goes for all the other republican snobs who have been proven wrong in their evaluation of trump's capabilities. He blew away 16 other repubs and destroyed them!

Now the washington post is stating they have placed 20 reporters to dig into trump's past. Trump has them pooping in their pants and for every item they attack trump on, he will unleash a unholy terror on them of biblical proportions. Trump has smelled blood and will stop at nothing to take the whole carcass.

Hillary is very vulnerable. This is clear from the success Sanders has had.

But for any Republican to look at hillary as a vulnerable candidate and not recognize the immense weakness in their own candidate is just myopic.

Me too

Not correct. Ryan said he "was not ready" to endorse Trump. There is a big difference. Playing chess to get influence/support is common at this stage.

Either Ryan ends up endorsing Trump or he is finished as Speaker.

Either way the American people lose with the choices we have this cycle.

My only hope is the repubs don't lose the House and Senate so there is a check on the continued crap coming from this admin when Hilldog gets in.

I don't think we're going to be that lucky.

I might be wrong, but it looks like this fiasco could screw up other Republican elections. People like TW will stay home and not vote for their local candidate. Then we get unfettered dem legislation. Of course, the past 8 years of opposing every stupid little thing has been irritating too.

I'd like it if the politicians actually just sort of ran the government a little... Maybe do their jobs for a few years.... Hell... Maybe that would be bad too.

People mistakenly want "the gubment to DO something."
Their track record is pretty much a steady march toward unfettered socialism at your expense. And that is at the point of a gun.
Do you really want more of it?

Then elect different politicians.

Seriously....

At this point I'd take actual government work in any direction. The past 8 years has been a bunch of legislators doing nothing and collecting a nice tidy paycheck (and retirement).

People joke about government gridlock being good, because at least they aren't screwing anything up.... But the reality of them just barely kicking the budget can down the street until the next crisis and then refusing to do anything else is just f-ing tiring.

Watch it, Donnie lies more than her.
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/hillary-clinton/

I was talking more at the congressional level with my rant. Although I agree that at the presidential level we're getting the royal spiked shaft this year, there is a lot of work that actually is supposed to be done at the congressional level. Which hasn't. Those lazy azzholes have been sitting around doing jack-**** for at least 8 years. Between their refusal to work, their scheduled holidays and the time they take to go back to their home state to run for re-election.... nothing is accomplished.

Dammit. Haven't the Muslims and Mexicans suppressed your vote by now?

.... is that a pro-gay marriage stance?

Oh... it was a polyamory stance?

It's amazing what a good rusty trombone can do to a person's point of view.

Politicians are like that, all politicians.

To bad you don't have a strong opinion on the Republican party Frank.

BTW, I agree with what you are saying.

It is amazing to Me....

Even when your pretty much an honest well meaning
Guy like Ryan seems to be...

They jockeying....
For position ...
And bull cr#p you still have to project...
Just to "get your own way"....

I mean the guy is "third in line" to the presidency...

And he's bargaining with a FIVE + TIMES
BANKRUPTED ( using other people's money)
"Business man".......
Ryan should just tell him what to do...
He has earned it...

Why negotiate...

Just dictate and be done with it...
He has the power to really throw this election either way and even a total moron on the street knows that.

I LOVE the heading...
"Find common ground meeting".,.

The fly on the wall ( a Washington insider) told me that
Ryan's opening line to Trump
Was....

"BLOW ME" ( in case **** B L O W Me)

Okay, Frank. I'll admit it that the Republicans suck balls. They do. You're right.

They had 8 friggin' years to find someone who I could vote for in good conscience. They failed. Miserably.

I will not, however, vote for either Clinton or Sanders. As GH Bush said... Not gon' do it.

Put it in terms of racism, some folks think one race or another are all criminals, dumb, intelligent, warlike, etc, in reality they are all just people, some good, some bad. I hate them all, they are all pretty much stupid azzholes. See, simple?

Well put gene.

I like Ritz with hoop cheeze

Count me in the club Frank. It is unfathomable that we are left with the choices we have, but certainly not surprising. This election defines the notion of voting for the lessor of two evils.

Consider Hillary. She and her philandering husband define the Democratic party. Without them, one wonders in what direction that party would evolve. I'm actually very confounded that the rank and and file as well as the party elite would choose her. Billiary is in reality the polar opposite of their platform. The Dems have championed the idea of tolerance and equality for everyone. Yet, Bill has for many, many years apparently viewed women as objects to be taken advantage of. As a couple Bill and Hillary epitomize the elite, yet they constantly condemn them for the very same actions that they are notorious for.

Trump on the other hand has consistently demonstrated aversion to basic rights guaranteed citizens in the Constitution. As a businessman he has been very successful which would lead one to believe he is qualified to manage the business of the United States. But, I would argue that the business philosophy that has made him very successful in private business is contrary to what it takes to successfully helm a government. Government, unlike private industry can't sell off unsuccessful subsidiaries. Nor can she use the bankruptcy courts to mitigate a bad investment. I shudder to think what would sort of economic trend would result should the US Government tell it's investors to pound sand. The only saving grace is that Congress would hopefully act to thwart such foolish policies. In many ways, Trump is a known unknown.

So how did we reach this juncture? More importantly, where do we go from here?