Trump: Redefining the GOP On His Own Terms

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The schism within the Republican Party is growing. House Speaker Paul Ryan will meet with Donald Trump on Thursday, just days after the billionaire businessman and presumptive Republican nominee said that he's not interested in unifying his party.

"Does the party have to be together? Does it have to be unified? I'm very different than everybody else — perhaps that's ever run for office. I actually don't think so," Trump said in an interview with ABC on Sunday.

Speaker Ryan is the highest-ranking member of the GOP, and his lack of support for Trump shows that the Republican Party is in the midst of an existential crisis. As Trump steers the GOP away from its fundamental values and circumvents key leaders, some Republicans are moving to leave the party all together. Others remain hopeful that a third-party candidate will emerge. Yet, despite these trends, Trump remains steadfast in his position, and isn't afraid of alienating conservatives.

"I have to stay true to my principles also, and I'm a conservative. But don't forget: This is called the Republican Party, not called the conservative party," Trump said to ABC. "You know there are conservative parties? This is called the Republican Party. I am a conservative."

Charlie Sykes, the host of Midday with Charlie Sykes, a conservative talk show in Milwaukee, is an outspoken critic of Trump. Here, he discusses the divisions with his party and the future of the GOP.