Posted on 05/07/2016 6:41:15 AM PDT by cotton1706
Two prominent House allies of Paul Ryan broke with the speaker Friday over his decision to withhold support from Donald Trump, comments that point to a growing split among congressional Republicans over how to deal with the presumptive nominee.
Reps. Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia and Dennis Ross of Florida — who, as House whips, help Republican leaders muster support to pass legislation — told POLITICO in interviews on Friday that they disagreed with Ryan’s decision to break with Trump in a bombshell interview a day earlier. Both lawmakers said they believe their leader is in denial about how Republican voters feel about the real-estate tycoon.
“I honestly don’t understand what Paul’s thinking — I don’t get it,” said Westmoreland, who is retiring after this year. “I try not to give advice to the speaker, but I think it just really brought about, in my opinion, even more confusion to this thing.”
“Trust me, I haven’t been on the Donald Trump bandwagon, but I will support him, and I disagree with Ryan’s comment,” Ross said. “I think it’s time we unite (and) … extend an olive branch and start working this out.”
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Throw the anti-Trump BUMs out! Who cares who they are.
Where is the photoshop of Ryan with a Hillary t-shirt?
Ryan has been listening to the “inside the beltway” crowd instead of the people. He needs to go.
Everyone here knows I supported Cruz. Having said that, it is time to support Trump.
Imho, the country will not make it past a Cankles presidency.
5.56mm
He needs to be Primaried just for the figure head he represents. We take out Ryan, It will have effects through the next 3 election cycles. All those reps and Senators will say... geeze if the chopped off the head of the speaker I am even easier to go.
Welcome aboard! I’d have been happy with either because both brought qualities that’d make them good Presidents to the table. Trump won so it’s time to support him. Hillary MUST be defeated.
He needs to be Primaried just for the figure head he represents.
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Agreed. The GOP needs to wake up and realize that we’re sick of the GOPe. In fact, they’re worse than democrats.
Hopefully, you are correct...Either they decide to go along and do something good for the country and people...or maybe just retire and try to become a lobbyist or something...
Either way, we need Trump to help clean out Congress and straighten the country back to where we should be....
Throw the anti-Trump BUMs out! Who cares who they are.
Great graphic
Again
Paul Ryan, I’ve got 2 words for you..... John Boehner.
I believe Ryan used to have good intentions. Somewhere along the line, he sold out to the establishment. I don’t know if it was when he teamed up with Mitt but he definitely sold out.
Once again the DC political class shows that they are clueless. Ryan thinks he has leverage....about as much as Tip did
I guess that the bush-romeny co-conspiritors want another clinton president..... At least Dick Cheney is standing tall.
Issa did too.
“natesilver (Nate Silver, editor in chief): Stepping back here, consider how unusual it is for a party nominee to be opposed by any major figure within his or her party.”
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-it-paul-ryans-party-or-donald-trumps-party/
Not so unusual when you consider…
7. It must not be forgotten that the members of the legislative body are to have a deep stake in the game. This is an essential point, and happily is attended with no difficulty. A sufficient number, properly disposed, can alternately legislate and speculate, and speculate and legislate, and buy and sell, and sell and buy, until a due portion of the property of their constituents has passed into their hands to give them an interest against their constituents…
11. As soon as sufficient progress in the intended change shall have been made, and the public mind duly prepared according to the rules already laid down, it will be proper to venture on another and a bolder step toward a removal of the constitutional landmarks.
http://www.constitution.org/cmt/freneau/republic2monarchy.htm
Big Spending, Pro-Amnesty, Pro-TPP…
UNIPARTY PR should RESIGN or share a prison cell with his former colleague in CONgre$$, Hillaryous Rotten Criminal.
Zero representation.
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