POLITICO reported on Thursday that House Speaker Paul Ryan will retire after the 2018 midterm elections. The Speaker and his office denied the report, but they kind of have to. The White House says they don't want Ryan to leave and that makes sense since Ryan and Trump have butted heads less than what many thought. So will Paul Ryan retire in 2018? My thoughts above.

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