joining us now, investigative reporter for the washington examiner sarah westwood. ou with us. republican political strategist, investment banker, finance attorney, a busy fella, boris epstein, good to have you with us. >> good to be here. lou: sarah, paul ryan was never that tough on barack obama for crying out loud. what's gotten into him, is he taking the primary challenge in his home district? >> well, you know, if there's anything that can unite the paul ryan and donald trump wings of the republican party it's defeating hillary clinton. today's news from the state department should help with that, but donald trump is not lose anything sleep over this delayed paul ryan endorsement. he doesn't need it. the speaker is trying to have it both ways here. he wants to, you know, he knows he eventually has to support donald trump because he doesn't want hillary clinton to be president but wants to preserve his own image for the future in case donald trump's political legacy is less than triumphant. he cannot say i was not a willing passenger on the trump train. lou: he l

lou: tony see you egg and sarah westwood, thank you.ne poll. 68% of you say crooked hillary is your favorite nickname for hillary clinton as the presumptive nominee. kennedy: i'm watching intrigue foam at the margins as unsettled voters are still grasping for better choices. bill kristol promised an independent option over the weekend. i couldn't help but wonder if he was talking about the presidential ticket of gary johnson and william weld in an election cycle where ask they can make an impact. >> the only cases in which the masses have escaped from the