Trump Gets No Help From GOP

May 17, 2016, 11:59 AM

Donald Trump may be the presumptive Republican nominee, but that doesn’t mean the GOP is ready to rally around the leader, especially when he's in trouble.

As the Republican Establishment continues a wary embrace of its bombastic nominee, the party's head is making clear that he won't mount a full-throated defense of Trump and on some issues won't protect him at all, sending a clear signal to others in the GOP as its new standard-bearer faces a rough week in the press.