Ryan Not Ready To Support Trump
Posted: May 05, 2016 4:09 PM
New: Ryan Tells CNN He's 'Not Ready to Support' Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan joined Jake Tapper on CNN Thursday to discuss whether or not he’ll endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 election, now that he’s the presumptive GOP nominee. Mitt Romney, who chose Ryan as his running mate in 2012, has already indicated he won’t support Trump, opting to skip this year’s RNC convention.
What about Ryan?
“To be perfectly candid, I’m not ready to support” Trump at this point, Ryan told Tapper.
“I don’t want to underplay what he accomplished,” Ryan continued. But, to unify the party, we need to do more than say it, we need to actually "advance our conservative principles," he insisted.
As of now, he's not sure Trump can do that.
Ryan’s comments perhaps come as no surprise, considering he has repeatedly denounced Trump’s campaign behavior since assuming the speakership. For instance, although he says he didn’t want to weigh in on the primary, Ryan made an exception in March after Trump proposed to ban Muslims from entering the country. That plan, Ryan said, “is not conservatism.”
Ryan noted he didn't think he'd have to make a decision so soon, expecting the race to at least last until June. As the chair of the GOP convention, Ryan hopes Trump will have proved by then he can unify the party.
"I hope to support his candidacy fully," he said.
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But maybe he is just hoping that Trump will offer him the job of VP. Ryan is certainly quisling enough to accept.
This is political gamesmanship. Ryan is coming out of the blocks trying to see what positions Trump is going to agree with him on. But I will give credit to Ryan for identifying that Trump is not a traditional Conservative. The majority of his policies are far closer to the Progressive playbook than those of the Constitution.
The GOP keeps sending me donation questionnaires that feature House Speaker Paul Ryan.
I always answer one question by pointing out that Obama actually thanked caving wimp Paul Ryan for "making government work."
Before I sent back a Paul Ryan yesterday, I marked $10 as a donation.
What they got was a $10 off voucher from the Botanic Choice mail order company.
I only have fun on the GOP dime. If I have to supply the stamp, I simply trash the letter.
Hmm...sounds like we're almost their...
Oh, sorry, that wouldn't work. Perot actually cared about his daughter.
I guess, like all things turned progressive, the old meanings don't apply.
Banning different groups for protection, because there are questions and concerns, we are justified by doing so. It has been done before. It's constitutional which WAS the original conservative intent.
Next thing you know Fiorina will replace Hillary.
Still think it's in the bag?
They will do what best serves themselves.
Including making a deal to dump Hillary and Trump.
It isn't that difficult.
And you don't count.
Come to think of it the convention could pick Ryan as the candidate. Bwa ha ha ha ha