Republican VP candidate Pence endorses House Speaker Ryan -- after Trump refuses to

U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence on Wednesday said he endorsed U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, who is seeking re-election in a primary contest next week.

Pence made the comments in an interview on Fox News, one day after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declined to endorse Ryan in the Wisconsin race.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Tim Ahmann; Editing by James Dalgleish)