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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan votes for Trump in early voting

Xinhua, November 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, the highest-ranked elected Republican official, revealed Tuesday morning that he has already voted for his party's presidential nominee, though he didn't mention Donald Trump's name.

"I stand where I stood all fall and all summer," said Ryan, confirming he voted for the party's nominee last week in the early voting in his home state Wisconsin, despite their bumpy relationship.

"We need to support our entire Republican ticket," Ryan told Fox News.

"I'm supporting our entire Republican ticket. I have been all along. My focus personally right now is saving our House majority." he said.

Ryan endorsed Trump over the summer but said he would no longer defend or campaign for Trump after the release of a leaked tape that showed Trump making lewd comments about women. In response, Trump called Ryan a "very weak leader."

Ryan's latest remarks came in the wake of the FBI announcement that new evidence relating to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's private email server were being assessed, rocking the already chaotic presidential race and taking its toll on Clinton's edge over Trump.

On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department said that it would "dedicate all necessary resources" regarding the review of thousands of newly discovered emails that might be related to Clinton's email probe.

Clinton on Monday played down the damage of the probe, telling a rally in the swing state of Ohio that "there's no case here" and that she's confident no charges will be made.

However, seizing on the investigation, Ryan on Tuesday morning made the case that the former secretary of state is unfit to lead.

"The point I keep trying to make to younger voters who didn't live through the 1990s is that this is what life with the Clinton's looks like: It's always a scandal, one after another." said Ryan.

Trump now has a one-point lead over Clinton, 46 to 45 percent, as of Tuesday morning, according to the ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll.

As many as 53 percent of likely voters have "strong enthusiasm" for Trump, the poll finds, while 45 percent feel the same about Clinton.

Clinton led Trump by one point, 46 percent to 45 percent, in the same poll over the weekend. She held a 12-point lead, 50 to 38 percent, in the poll just more than one week ago.

According to the ABC/Washington Post tracking poll released on Sunday, about one in third likely U.S. voters said the new development of Clinton's email probe made them less likely to support her. Endi