Posted on 08/05/2016 9:50:35 PM PDT by Pinkbell
Statement from one of Paul Ryan's aides on the Trump endorsement:
"He appreciates the gesture and is and is going to continue to focus on earning the endorsement of voters in Southern Wisconsin
He "appreciates the gesture"? Isn't that lovely? He couldn't even be there tonight to get Trump's endorsement. To be honest, I don't think Paul Ryan cared. I don't. I think the media cared because of their narrative, and I think Reince cared, Manafort cared, Newt cared, Rudy cared, and Pence cared, but I don't believe for a second that Ryan cared.
Don't forget, Ryan was bashing Trump these past couple months, several times this week. Sample:
Paul Ryan threatens to sue Donald Trump:
Ryan first told The Huffington Post in June that his support isn’t unconditional, hinting that he wouldn’t hesitate to sue Trump over his proposed Muslim ban if the nominee were to become president and implement it.
“I don’t know what that line is,” Ryan said at the time. “But right now, I want to make sure that we win the White House.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-trump-gold-star-family_us_57a35af8e4b0e1aac914fea5
Paul Ryan at Koch Brothers:
The GOP is “trying to restore ourselves as protectors of the market, and not of the business, and that is the fight for the soul of our party we are in the middle of having right now,” Ryan said.
The House speaker is clearly a favorite of the Koch donor network, and he was received with a standing ovation and whoops. The audience interrupted him several times with hearty applause.
Holding a pamphlet detailing his policy agenda, Ryan noted that the House GOP policy platform was developed before there was a clear White House front-runner. “The goal was to then draft with that nominee and then bring this to the country,” he said. “We have a different kind of nominee now,” he added, sparking laughter in the room.
“It’s just unique,” he added. “But the point is, we’re out there running on this.”
He implies Trump voters should be repudiated:
The speaker warned that Republicans were “flirting with various forms of progressivism” and said the GOP has to “thoroughly debunk it, repudiate it with something better.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/01/paul-ryan-warns-that-the-gop-is-engaged-in-a-fight-for-the-soul-of-our-party-over-free-trade/
Paul Ryan issues statement on the Kahn controversy:
America’s greatness is built on the principles of liberty and preserved by the men and women who wear the uniform to defend it. As I have said on numerous occasions, a religious test for entering our country is not reflective of these fundamental values. I reject it. Many Muslim Americans have served valiantly in our military, and made the ultimate sacrifice. Captain Khan was one such brave example. His sacrifice—and that of Khizr and Ghazala Khan—should always be honored. Period.
Paul Ryan says his endorsement isn't a "blank check" and indicates he could withdraw his endorsement:
In a radio interview with WTAQ's "The Jerry Bader Show," the Wisconsin Republican was asked if there would ever be a bridge too far when it comes to the GOP presidential nominee.
"None of these things are ever blank checks," said Ryan, who then added that Trump won the Republican nomination "fair and square" from the voters and delegates.
(Snip)
Since Ryan endorsed Trump in June, he said Thursday that he has not shied away from calling Trump out if it's warranted and will continue to do so.
"I said at that time, 'If I see a situation where our conservative principles are being distorted, I'm going to stand up for those conservative principles,'" Ryan said. "I'm not going to sit by and say nothing. That's what I said I would do, and that's what I'm continuing to do."
Asked again if there ever would be a point at which Trump could go too far, Ryan said, "Of course there is. That's with any situation like this."
He also said that Trump has had "a pretty strange run since the convention" in Cleveland last month and that it's a shame that Republicans aren't focusing on Hillary Clinton.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paul-ryan-my-support-for-donald-trump-is-not-a-blank-check/
For those who argue why Trump did it, I understand, but I disagree. If this is about party unity, the one who has been a thorn in the side of it is Paul Ryan. The one who I think will continue to be is Paul Ryan because I don't think this is the last time he will criticize Trump or oppose Trump. Ryan was the one who caused national headlines initially refusing to endorse Trump. Ryan is the one who continues to run to the media every time their is a controversy or disagreement. Trump hasn't said anything bad about Paul Ryan until Ryan ceaselessly bashed him. Paul Ryan has made clear their differences.
The fact that he wasn't there tonight and gave a statement like that is just proof that the person opposed to party unity isn't Donald Trump; it's Paul Ryan.
Look, we are at the end of the age. 2017 shows up as the last days of the Age of Grace on about three prophetic calendars. Whether Trump wins or loses has more to do with the redemption of individual Americans than it does with the fate of the Country. Except as to whether America is a Sheep or a Goat nation come that judgement after the Second Coming.
So I am sending money to Paul Nehlen to defeat Ryan, and Kelly Ward to defeat McCain. I pray a lot, but beyond that I trust that YHWH will take care of things the way He wants. And, since I read the end of the Book, I like the way it comes out.
I expect Trump will take the next opportunity at his rallies to give a dig to this low-life little kid, Paul Ryan. What an obnoxious guy. It seems all the guys who couldn’t get dates in high school are now running the country.
Please, God, may his challenger win!
>>>I didn’t write it off. Paul Ryan did.
Nah, you just did.
Don't push me; it won't change anything. LOL
>>>whomever got to him, he needs to not listen to ever again. He was doing fine on his own!
Suddenly you think he’s making bad decisions?
Where was Paul Ryan tonight? Supporting the GOP ticket? No. There is your answer. Paul Ryan is not interested in helping Trump win Wisconsin.
Every single generation believes at one time or another, since the Christ was crucified, that this was it...the END and that Jesus would come back RIGHT NOW.
Two thousand years on....hasn't happened.
You say you can, yet you don’t.
Would take less time to do it, than to say you can, if you wanted to.
This is the first time I have been disappointed with Trump since he announced he was running for president. I never expected Trump to reward disloyalty and stab Nehlen in the back. This is very disappointing.
>>”Paul Ryan is not interested in helping Trump win Wisconsin.
And your answer appears to be: “well, we’re done, write-off Wisconsin.”
Nah.
I've been one of his BIGGEST supporters and defenders since day one. I'm not a sycophant, nor a drooler, and I know that this was a mistake.
Reaction mixed at Breitbart, but Breitbart is very pro-Trump and pro-Nehlen. Some people are furious tonight in the thousands of comments:
Obviously you can't.
Would have agreed with you before.
But it’s too late now.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
I can’t connect your dots, no.
Didn’t get the connection before, don’t now. That’s why I asked you.
Well, you might consider how you can get some of that “peace that passes understanding”. It is really great stuff.
I’m not interested in crying over spilt milk. What’s done is done.
But Trump definitely needs to move on from Ryan and Wisconsin. He’s just not going to be competitive there without the full weight of the GOP behind him. And Paul Ryan & Scott Walker have made it clear that is not going to be happening. So be it.
Many people in REAL LIFE, off the net, are NOT happy with him too.
Please don’t preach AT me. I was singing those words, in Vacation Bible School many decades before you posted them.
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