Posted on 05/08/2016 8:29:38 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Updated, 9:56 a.m. | Donald J. Trump said he would not rule out an effort to remove Representative Paul D. Ryan as chairman of the Republican National Convention if he did not endorse Mr. Trump’s candidacy.
Mr. Trump stopped short of calling for Mr. Ryan, the speaker of the House, to step down from his convention role. But in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump said there could be consequences in the event that Mr. Ryan continued withholding his support.
“I will give you a very solid answer, if that happens, about one minute after that happens, O.K.?” Mr. Trump said. “There’s no reason to give it right now, but I’ll be very quick with the answer.”
Mr. Trump has shown little interest over the last few days in placating his critics inside the party, including Mr. Ryan. Mr. Ryan, a representative from Wisconsin, said on Thursday that he was not ready to endorse Mr. Trump, citing reservations about his political style and policy agenda. The two men are scheduled to meet privately in Washington next week.
But on “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump struck a dismissive tone toward Mr. Ryan and responded with outright hostility to other Republican critics who have refused to back his campaign.
Jeb Bush, he said, was “not honorable” for breaking his promise to endorse the party’s nominee. Mitt Romney, he said, was “ungrateful” for the help Mr. Trump gave him in the 2012 election. Mr. Trump referred to Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator who said Friday he would never vote for Mr. Trump, as “this lightweight.”
Of Mr. Ryan, he said: “I’d like to have his support. But if he doesn’t want to support me, that’s fine, and we have to go about it.”
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Ryan should be removed from the GOP.
My prediction is that as soon as the Trump/Ryan meeting ends next week, Trump walks to a bank of microphones and states that America is sick and tired of politics as usual and announces his support for Paul Nehlen in the upcoming primary against Ryan.
Trump is about to become the nominee of the Republican Party and he's not going to put up with any of this nonsense.
It’s so obvious these “professional politicians” have no clue as how to take Donald Trump...
They cross Trump at their own peril...They aren’t used to someone who has backbone....
Wow. We have th epossibility of a President with BALLS. I haven’t seen that in years.
Dump Ryan
Sweet Jesus, I love this man’s chutzpah.
No wonder no one knows what to do about him. LOL
Forget about Ryanos support Trump. It’s not worth it. The guys not trustworthy and he doesn’t share the values of your supporters. He’s a globalist. Take him out for us!
All the GOPe: “But, but, but WE are the ones in charge!!!! Why can’t Mr. Trump see this????”
There’s a petition thread elsewhere on FR linking to this petition site to remove Ryan as convention head. They started yesterday and have over 7000 signatures already. Here is the link to the petition.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/remove-paul-ryan-as-the-rnc-chairperson-at-the
Nine GOP governors, five GOP senators, a fortune 50 CEO and a top neurosurgeon would all agree.
I’d be very careful about this. We can’t have the convention descending into chaos. Who would take his place?
I read that he’s meeting with Ryan this week. He needs to give the punk about 24 hours to get his act straightened-out, or it will be all-out war. Including full-on support of his primary opponent.
Trump is ready to clean house. I am all for it. The only one with (fill in the blank) to do what many of us have been wanting and waiting for a leader to do.
Light in the loafers.
The CEO of Macy’s too
So beautiful to have a leader with BALLS!!!
First, Ryan needs to be removed as Convention Chairman!!!!
Then, the voters of Janesville need to vote for Paul Nehlen and REMOVE Ryan from congress alltogether!!!
Finally, I hope he’ll soon join Mittens in the a**heap of political trivia.
Cryin’ Ryan
“It’s my party I can cry if I want to,
cry if I want to
cry if I want to
You would cry to if it happen to you”
GOD, it’s awesome to have two dynamic new sheriffs in town taking charge!! God Bless and protect our next president Donald Trump and the incomparable Paul Manafort!!
STRONG NO NONSENSE LEADERSHIP IS SO REFRESHING AND INVIGORATING!!!
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