Inside a closed-door meeting of lawmakers at the Capitol Hill Club, Ryan told his fellow Republicans that he had spoken to virtually all of the top GOP donors with whom he has developed relationships over his two-and-a-half years as speaker and had gotten assurances that they would continue to give through the 2018 cycle.
That, according to three people in the room who heard his presentation and described it on the condition of anonymity, was widely interpreted as a direct rebuttal to fears that Ryan’s fundraising would drop off a cliff as he remains a lame duck — which emerged last week as a prime argument for a quicker departure. Ryan said, according to those present, that no fundraisers have been canceled and that he fully intended to maintain, if not exceed, his current fundraising pace in the coming months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/18/paul-ryan-moves-to-shore-up-his-staying-power-a-week-after-announcing-his-retirement/?utm_term=.950f047f30cd
