Donald Trump ‘surprised’ by House Speaker Paul Ryan’s rebuff

Donald Trump has said he was surprised by House Speaker Paul Ryan’s rebuff of him as the presumptive Republican US presidential nominee.

“He talks about unity but what is this about unity?” he said in a nationally broadcast interview.

Mr Ryan’s declaration that he was not yet ready to embrace Mr Trump sent shockwaves through the very Republican establishment that the New York billionaire is looking to for help as he transitions from the primary season to a general election campaign, most likely against Democrat Hillary Clinton.