The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has sharply condemned Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for predicting riots if he is denied the party’s nomination for president.
“Nobody should say such things in my opinion because to even address or hint at violence is unacceptable,” said Paul Ryan, a Republican who represents Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district.
Ryan has previously criticized the billionaire businessman’s proposal to ban Muslims and his failure to denounce the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) white supremacist group.
Trump warned Wednesday that if he is not “automatically” nominated by the Republican Party, his supporters would start a riot.
He told CNN that if he was to attend the July convention with more delegates than any others’ and still lose the nomination, “I think you’d have riots.”
The billionaire businessman is notorious for offensive remarks against Muslims and other minorities in America.
Ryan, who was the…