Posted on 05/09/2016 9:39:07 AM PDT by usafa92
House Speaker Paul Ryan opened the door Monday to stepping down as Republican convention chairman if asked by presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, whom Ryan has declined to endorse.
Ryan first made the comments during a meeting with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Christian Schneider tweeted: “.@SpeakerRyan on whether he'd step down as convention chair if Trump asks: I'll do whatever he asks me to do.”
Asked about the reported comments, a spokeswoman for Ryan confirmed to Fox News: “That is his position, yes.”
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The proverbial NIMBY.
Yeah, I was reading through the posts. I was itching to roll out some of my good gifs, but I guess that will have to wait.
Jim,
Does that mean all in, regardless of whether Trump takes liberal positions on certain issues?
Are we really really going to give him the stamp of approval on EVERY position that he takes, regardless of how liberal it is?
Correct me if I am wrong, but when we had Romney and McCain, I don’t remember and squelching of dissenting opinions on liberal positions that they took.
Please clarify your position.
Ohhhhh, whiny passive-aggressive zot-bait is being whiny and passive-aggressive!
I’m quite sure that you KNOW what Jim means. I’m also quite sure that you’re giving an epic pout at it, so you’re trying desperately to make him look bad in order to make yourself look and feel better.
Give it up, Princess. Trump won.
Now choose whether to sell your kids into Hillary’s slavery or not. We don’t have time for butthurt tantrums.
We’re going to do all we possibly can to defeat the godless America-hating Marxists. Are you with us or against us?
I don’t know.
There’s no way I’m voting for Hillary, but I’m seeing Trump drift toward liberal positions, which I do not support.
I want to see that he authentically believes in conservative principles.
Can you please answer my questions?
The Trump train is moving on with or without you.
I don’t see him drifting left. Most of his positions look pretty conservative to me.
Ooh! Do we have an opus alert coming up, you think? Some of the recent ones have been lousy.
If he takes a liberal position on something, are we allowed to call him out on it?
Or are we just going to automatically give him a pass?
Just in the last week, he took a very favorable position on allowing transgenders in their “identified” restrooms and said he would consider raising the minimum wage.
Are we supposed to just ignore that and let him do whatever he wants without any opposition?
Is that what this has come to?
Big difference between critiquing and attacking.
Actually, all he said was that he’d allow Bruce Jenner into the bathroom at Trump Tower. He then said he would leave it up to the states.
The primary is over. It’s now Trump vs the America-hating Marxist Democrat. The choice is clear.
So YOU have BELIEVED EVERYTHING GOPe has said to you to get elected and WHERE are you NOW???? Trump IS truthful he DOESN’T lie, let the cards fall where they may, if the REALLY rich have to pay a little more to pay the DEBT. your BOYS brought on in THEIR budget then it has to be this way!!!! Trump is looking at things with some GOOD OLD common sense!!!! THE GOPe DONOR FAT CATS are being protected for their POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS!!!!
Thanks. You too.
Absolutely, I think it is entirely appropriate to call out Trump when he takes a position that you do not agree with. However, the election presents a binary decision: it is either Trump or Hillary, and no matter how imperfect you find him to be, he is unquestionably far, far to the right of Hillary on many issues that count. So I just cannot see this being a particularly difficult choice.
>> So you’re saying he should abandon conservative ideals? <<
Uh, please explain.
(I don’t think you can abandon something that you’ve never had.)
I would suggest you read and absorb Trump’s official policy positions on his website. If them you find you’re still unable to support him, them I think you are a fool. Trump won’t grovel to get your vote. You have two choices this election...Trump or HilldaBeast. Pick one or none
We’ll see if he even wants to give me a ticket to his “bus”.
Why should anyone GIVE you anything?
Are you lost? The Bernie Forum is over to your left.
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