PAUL RYAN TO STEP DOWN AS SPEAKER OF HOUSE AFTER ELECTION!?

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everal Republican lawmakers said they expect House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to step down from his leadership role after Tuesday's presidential election, The Hill reported Thursday.

Four House Republicans told the publication that Ryan would step down because he faced a difficult reelection to his position as House Speaker. To win reelection as House Speaker, Ryan would need 218 votes from his own GOP conference.

None of the lawmakers quoted by The Hill provided their names to the publication.

Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong denied the report.

Rep. Dov Hikind plans to write in Paul Ryan on Election Day

"He is running,” she told the Daily News in a brief statement.

Ryan, however, has failed to garner strong support from other Republican leaders in recent days over whether he should remain the party's leader in the House.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) spokeswoman AshLee Strong denied that the House Speaker would be stepping down. (JIM LO SCALZO/EPA)

Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, a former member of the House, declined to answer questions Thursday on whether Ryan should be reelected as Speaker.

"My respect for Paul Ryan is boundless," he told the National Journal when asked if Ryan should remain Speaker. "I'm not a member of the House Republican conference anymore. I wouldn't presume upon what the members of the conference choose."

Rep. Dov Hikind plans to write in Paul Ryan on Election Day

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the leader of the House Freedom Caucus, which has bickered with Ryan, also refused to support the Speaker.

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