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EXCLUSIVE: Longtime GOP Backer Says Ryan Hopes Trump Loss Clears Deck For 2020
Dailly Caller ^ | June 9, 2016 | Alex Pfeiffer

Posted on 06/10/2016 9:23:49 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

A longtime Republican financial backer who attended a New York fundraiser held by Chris Christie for Donald Trump Thursday tells The Daily Caller that most Republican donors are on board with Trump, yet House Speaker Paul Ryan is hoping Trump loses so he can run in four years.

The source tells TheDC that the reason Ryan has not been coming out strongly for Trump is because of his desire to run in four years. Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who has been fervently anti-Trump, also wants to run in four years, according to the longtime Republican backer. Romney will be 73 in 2020.

An aide for Ryan told TheDC, “Speaker Ryan said in an op-ed in the Janesville Gazette last week that he is voting for Donald Trump and of course he wants the Republican nominee to win in November.”

At the New York City fundraiser, Christie didn’t address Trump’s comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel directly. Christie did however say that GOP leaders either back Trump, don’t comment on him at all or say they support Hillary Clinton. The New Jersey governor specifically referenced South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, an individual with knowledge of the event held at the Four Seasons told TheDC.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antitrump; primaryryan; speakerryan; uniparty
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“You may disagree with Ryan right now, but you have to realize that he still is fairly conservative. He was mentored by Jack Kemp, who probably should have won the ‘88 Republican nomination over Bush. “

Good ol’ Jack Kemp, who joined the Illegal Alien/Treason Lobby in their attempt to defeat Prop 187 and the grassroots conservatives who worked so hard to pass it.

The same Jack Kemp who as HUD Secretary muscled the city of Costa Mesa to prevent them from removing illegal aliens from subsidized housing.

Jack Kemp turned out to be a No Borders GOPe hack who carried water for La Raza and the Chamber of Commerce who loves illegals. He wouldn’t have been one lick better than amnesty loving Dubya. But you’re right that Ryan is cut from the very same cloth.


101 posted on 06/10/2016 11:32:48 AM PDT by Pelham (Barack Obama. When being bad is not enough and only evil will do)
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To: COUNTrecount

Doesn’t surprise me on bit.

Why Ryan doesn’t realize if Hillary is elected, there will be no 2020 for the USA.


102 posted on 06/10/2016 11:39:16 AM PDT by Angels27
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To: HarleyLady27

Ryan usually has an expression on his face like he doesn’t really know what’s going on.


103 posted on 06/10/2016 11:42:14 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: timestax; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; TWhiteBear; Salvation; ...

They arrive in Congress broke, and leave on their private jets
Where did the money come from to pay for their private jets?
Election Day should be April 16 .

Check out link # 73 .

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104 posted on 06/10/2016 12:00:23 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: LucyT

The Founding Fathers never foresaw how their system would be gamed to rig control.

It would have been hard to predict. But these guys made it into an industry with careers to protect themselves.


105 posted on 06/10/2016 12:06:45 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: lodi90

If that’s the case, why did he work for Jack Kemp, one of the most revered conservatives in America?


106 posted on 06/10/2016 12:10:41 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: COUNTrecount

They’re all slimes.


107 posted on 06/10/2016 12:15:00 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: LucyT

“If we deliberately lose this election, we’ll win the next one!”

They’ve only been saying that for about seventy years now, with an occasional brief intermission.


108 posted on 06/10/2016 12:23:41 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Brookhaven

Both Lyin’ Ryan and Lyin’ Ted represent the Establishment Leftists of the GOP that want to regain control of the party from the People.

I’d love to see both of their traitorous asses get primaried out ASAP.


109 posted on 06/10/2016 12:31:46 PM PDT by newfreep
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To: COUNTrecount

Can Ryan be any more full of himself? If true, this is insane.


110 posted on 06/10/2016 1:13:35 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Aria

That debate was PAINFUL to watch! I had to turn it off...


111 posted on 06/10/2016 1:16:46 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: COUNTrecount

I would not accept this backstabbing lyin Ryan rino under any circumstances. We made ou feelings very clear this year.


112 posted on 06/10/2016 2:07:45 PM PDT by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: lafroste

Oh, excellent. For some reason I thought the primary happened there already and he made it. May he be Cantorized soundly.


113 posted on 06/10/2016 3:51:51 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. FrankliIn)
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To: LucyT

Bump!


114 posted on 06/10/2016 5:34:24 PM PDT by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: COUNTrecount

I should believe this why? The lib media wants us divided. Ryan has endorsed Trump.


115 posted on 06/10/2016 8:23:45 PM PDT by Impy (Never Shillery)
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To: COUNTrecount

The conniving Gang of 535 should be in federal prison. Uniparty PR man should be doing hard time.

Land of the thieves…

http://www.usdebtclock.org

…home of the slaves.

FUPaulRyan


116 posted on 06/10/2016 11:51:56 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: seekthetruth; LucyT

Thanks for the post; ping.

Paul Nehlen BUMP!

HOORAY Paul Nehlen! Thank you, sir.


117 posted on 06/10/2016 11:56:07 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: COUNTrecount

Ryan has no chance of ever being president even if he survives his own primary challenge in his home state.


118 posted on 06/11/2016 12:04:15 AM PDT by Randy Larsen
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To: Jane Long

Seriously? Ryan’s wife is a democrat who has lobbied millions of dollars for the Clintons?!?!?

Wow! I had not known that!


119 posted on 06/11/2016 7:37:46 AM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Election is about Liberty versus Tyranny and National Sovereignty versus Globalism👍)
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To: lodi90

You may disagree with Ryan right now, but you have to realize that he still is fairly conservative.

Sorry, the record just does not reflect that.

Ryan is all in for amnesty.

Ryan is all in for globalist anti-American trade agenda.

Ryan chose to cut vet pay in a deal he cut with the Dems while welfare queens received their full amount.

We were assaulted by the IRS. Ryan did nothing. We were physically assaulted at rallies. Ryan did nothing.

Paul Ryan is a self interested beltway careerist. Nothhing more, nothing less. Conservatism and defense of Main Street USA is the last of his concerns.


Thanks for posting this—I agree with everything you said. I didn’t think anyone would be worse than Boehner, but I was proven wrong!


120 posted on 06/11/2016 7:58:08 AM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Election is about Liberty versus Tyranny and National Sovereignty versus Globalism👍)
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