On the heels of a definitive press conference in which he confirmed he would not seek/accept the GOP nomination at a contested convention, House Speaker Paul Ryan joined Stephen Colbert on last night’s “Late Show” to confirm again and for all, “I do not want, nor would I accept the Republican nomination.”
“So you’re considering the nomination?” Colbert pressed.
“No I’m not,” Ryan said.
“I’ll give you some time to mull this over,” Colbert said, allowing a second or two pass. “How ’bout now?”
“Still no,” Ryan said.
This contrived little Abbott and Costello bit went on for a while. Watch below:
