Claim: Nehlen, who Trump publicly thanked on Facebook and later told The Washington Post that Nehlen was "running a very good campaign", even though he did not endorse him, lost the Republican Party primary to Ryan, who received 84 percent of the votes.
Evidence: Because of Nehlen's support for Trump, Trump publicly thanked him on Twitter and later told The Washington Post that Nehlen was "running a very good campaign", even though he did not endorse him. Paul Ryan (incumbent) 84.1 Republican primary results Paul Nehlen 15.9