First Read's Morning Clips: Trump v. Romney

 

OFF TO THE RACES: "Ungrateful"

Over the weekend, Trump told one of us(!) that Mitt Romney was "ungrateful" for Trump's help during the 2012 campaign.

Sarah Palin says she'll work for Paul Ryan's primary opponent because of Ryan's reluctance to support Donald Trump.

 

The New York Times writes that Trump's clash with Ryan is a sign of things to come. "Mr. Trump's warning was his latest affront to Republicans who have urged him to adopt a more cooperative and unifying tone. And it amounted to an extraordinary escalation in tensions between the party's presumptive nominee and its highest-ranking officeholder."

 

POLITICO notes that a lot of GOP veteran operatives aren't interested in working for Trump's administration.

Not every down-ballot candidate is worried about Trump, writes the Wall Street Journal. "Some Republicans are worried, now that Mr. Trump has all but clinched the GOP nomination, that his inflammatory rhetoric about Muslims, immigrants and women will tarnish the entire GOP ticket in the general election. But a smaller and less-noticed pack of GOP candidates has fully embraced Mr. Trump, inspired by his blunt talk and nationalist message. Some were dismissed as fringe candidates in past elections because of their anti-immigrant platforms, but they now see the GOP standard-bearer offering political cover." 

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Source: NBC News