Nevada Senator Harry Reid blasted Republicans Thursday for being responsible for the rise of Donald Trump — tying his Capitol Hill rivals Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan to the GOP front-runner. The Nevada Democrat was speaking at the liberal Center for American Progress Action Fund in Washington, delivering a speech entirely aimed at blasting the real estate mogul. He attacked his Senate colleagues for trying to distance themselves from Trump’s rise, saying they bear the responsibility. Reid said Republican leaders including McConnell and Ryan have “tried to have it both ways” on Trump, giving him a verbal “slap on the wrist” when he says something objectionable but still affirming they’ll back him if he’s the ultimate nominee.