Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has concluded his first meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan, an attempt to bridge the divide within the Republican Party after a contentious primary race.
Trump started his day on Capitol Hill at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee, where he met with Speaker Ryan and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.
Priebus tweeted about the meeting after its conclusion, calling the visit a "positive step" in uniting the party.
The Republican presidential candidate is now meeting with Ryan for a second time. This meeting includes members of the House Republican leadership team.
Trump’s visit to Washington brings him face-to-face this morning with Ryan, the nation’s top Republican elected official who has yet to offer his support for the real estate mogul’s candidacy.
The two men have only met one other time, crossing paths backstage at a 2012 fundraising event for the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney, who is now one of the most vocal critics of Trump’s run for the White House.
Trump and Ryan also spoke on the phone briefly earlier this year about the House GOP’s election-year agenda, a conversation both men described as positive.
Later in the morning, Trump will meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate leadership team at the National Republican Senatorial Committee offices.
Anti-Trump and pro-Trump protesters gathered outside of the RNC during Trump's meeting with Speaker Ryan.
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