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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I thought the Cheney endorsement was very telling. It tells me there was a riff in the whitehouse. It became glaring when Bush let Scooter swing in the wind. Cheney is no big supporter of Trump as he is Mr. DC/Industry subsidy on steroids but in this case he knows where the rest of his base lays and it is not with the GOPe, sell outs and panty waisted simpletons all.
Don’t really know what is wrong with Romney since he has also worked and created income for others.
Not to mention there is a poll out in WI which shows Ryan’s challenger Nehlen leading 46% to 41%. We are thinking of sending him a donations. I think there is a button on Nehlens site where you can donate $10.
What happened to “the people have spoken”?
Ryan is another arrogant SOB. I hope the PEOPLE kick him out.
The greatest fear in D.C. is that if Trump wins the gravy train will stop.
“Both lawmakers said they believe their leader is in denial about how Republican voters feel about the real-estate tycoon. “
At least these two get that part of it.
I don’t think Dick Cheney gives a rat’s butt about any base anymore...
There’s always an “other amount” option. I gave him $25.
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