Trump aide: Ryan not fit to be Speaker if he doesn't support Trump

A spokeswoman for Donald TrumpDonald TrumpDonald Trump Jr. shares tweet he says is 'confirmation deep state is real' Charlie Gard will likely die soon — let's learn from the battle WaPo: FBI investigated Bobby Knight groping complaints at spy agency MORE said that if Speaker Paul RyanPaul RyanGOP chairman proposes new sanctions on Russia for violating arms treaty Ryan says he won't do public town halls citing concerns over possible protests Dem endorses ironworker in battle to face Paul Ryan MORE (R-Wis.) doesn’t back the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, then he is not fit to lead the House of Representatives.

During a Friday interview with CNN’s “New Day,” Katrina Pierson was asked whether Ryan is still fit for his position if he doesn’t come around to supporting Trump.

“No, because this is about the party,” she said. “Look, you have to understand, the last two presidential cycles we were told that John McCainJohn McCainMcCain to receive Liberty Medal Feinstein downplays talk of Kamala Harris White House bid: ‘She just got here’ US soldier killed by 'indirect fire' in Afghanistan MORE is a conservative — his Conservative Review scorecard is a 37 percent. We were told Mitt Romney is a conservative, and he was pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-adoption, gave us ObamaCare.

“And we were told to hold our noses and vote for the sake of the party. These same people are now telling us that because their guy didn’t win, they want to hurt the party.”

On Thursday, Ryan said he is “not ready” to back Trump.

“I hope to though, and I want to,” the Speaker said. “But what is required is to unify this party. And the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee.”