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.
And they are trashing him over endorsing Ryan.
This BASTARD KAHN has now taken his story to Pakistani TV, berating Trump on Pakistani television!!! This ASSHAT is in this over his head!!!!
Yeah. The Washington Times interviewed one of them. Even my father, who doesn’t care for Trump but is voting for him, has said that Trump should have just endorsed neither.
Online, there is also bad reaction from some on Twitter and some on The Donald Reddit which is one of the biggest pro-Trump forums on the internet.
I think Trump is being “crazy like a fox”. He gave Ryan a taste of his own medicine by using the same phrase Ryan used prior to his endorsement of Trump-”I am just not there yet”. The plus for Trump is that the media is all abuzz with this news which has caused them to get off the Kahn story.
My read is that Trump was miffed that Ryan blew him off on his Wisconsin campaign swing. So he “un-endorsed” him. Then the story blew up and he was bullied into doing this dumb pro forma endorsement. Whatever. It’s over. Onward Trumpian Soldiers.
Thanks for the info!
Ryan is a globalist POS.
Hope he burns in Hell.
Well, if you consider that preaching AT you, then I guess all I can do is pray for you.
LYIN RYAN doesn’t give a shit about party unity, Trump makes LYIN RYAN’S big donors unhappy Ryan gives a shit about NO ONE but his donors!!! This endorsement has me EXTEMELY unhappy I feel these bastards have made Trump look weak, you could tell the endorsement was forced and NOT DONE enthusiastically I HATE Trump being put in this position this DAMNED ENDORSEMENT would not have made ONE DAMNED bit of difference to Trump in my opinion!!! At his rally tonight I didn’t feel Trumps true fighting spirit like he felt beaten by these globalist bastards!!!!
So let me get this sraight; Ryan, McCain, and Ayotte (among others) continually vote AGAINST, AND denigrate conservatives, conservative legislation and conservative morals and principles; they habitually stab us and TRUMP in the back, and have sided with Obomination in every, ILLEGAL, IMMORAL thing he has done! Have all been consistently, vocally, rejecting ANY support for TRUMP, the conservative values and principles he has been campaigning on for months AND to top it all off; they have habitually been and are presently working AGAINST TRUMP, TRUMP'S POLICIES; AND TRUMP, ALONG WITH US, and we are now just supposed to "shut up, fall into Republican, GOPE party line and "support them"; NO WAY!
Fool me once; shame on you; Fool me DOZENS OF TIMES: Shame on me... for not wiseing up sooner. Frankly the overwhelming majority of us are fed up and are not going to take it from the GOPE any more.
We will no longer be throwing away our votes on the very GOPE politicians WHO HATE US AND EVERYTHING WE STAND FOR. We are going to instead vote for people who share our conservative values and principles.
Trump also endorsed McCain, one of the biggest traitors we have.
Burning in HELL would be great but for now just LOSING his primary would be even better!!!! I have no sense of what the folks of Wisconsin are like I will say one thing governor Walker has been a huge disappointment to me he was such a fighter a spine of steel but would NOT STAND with Trump VERY disappointing!!!! He was Right there standing with RINO ROMNEY no problem!!!!
It mattered to me. TRUMP caved for RHINO RYAN. Unbelievable.
Nehlen handled that well.
It was NOT good at all. And I don’t know how he gets out of this. :-(
What I need prayers for, you won't pray for and what I DO NOT need prays for, you'll pray for. Just leave me me alone.
He’s the ONLY ONE who did. I hope he wins!
And claimed that “ALLAH” was making Trump “fail”.
The way Trump gets out of this is a divine intervention of LYIN RYAN losing his primary, these polls being hoisted upon us I don’t believe for a minute Ryan with 80% of the vote NO WAY!!!! We ALL NEED to pray like we have NEVER prayed before, I NEVER want Mr. Trump put in this position again!!!! Mr. Trump is YUGE on loyalty as he is loyal in return him being FORCED to do this is DISPICABLE !!!!!
But tonight's appallingly BAD rally won't be forgotten soon. He lost a good portion of his base. He just CAVED and changed his style, so he looked like a whipped dog and sounded worse. Forget about the yelling and whooping it up there, that won't matter in the least tomorrow.
My...still at it! LOL
GO TRUMP!
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