Ryan tells GOP: Make your own call on Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow Republicans Monday that he would not campaign with Donald Trump, and would not defend him leading up to the Nov. 8 election.

He also told lawmakers to "do what's best for you in your district" when it comes to supporting Trump, according to a source on the Monday morning conference call.

Ryan, however, has not officially withdrawn his support for Trump in the wake of a leaked tape in which Trump makes disparaging comments about women, though he condemned it and banned Trump from appearing at a Wisconsin political rally last weekend. A Ryan aide told the Washington Examiner Ryan's position on Trump has not changed as of Monday.

"He will spend his entire energy making sure that Hillary Clinton does not get a blank check with a Democrat-controlled Congress," said the source who was on the call. "He made clear to members that his decisions are being driven by what is best for his members, not himself. He is willing to endure political pressure to help protect our majority."

The call was co-hosted by the head of the House campaign arm, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., to "touch base with members about the current landscape," and provide a political update, the sources said.