Yes, I’ve read that. But being far from his first choice is not opposition to him, it just means he likes other people more. Probably everyone here has a personal favorite.
The troubling part of Trump’s opposition to Ryan is that he doesn’t like that Ryan wants to reign in entitlements. Trump criticized the Ryan budget specifically because it tries to do something about entitlements that we will never be able to afford going forward.
My point was simply about the timing. He spoke against Ryan a few weeks ago.