Posted on 06/29/2023 8:16:18 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that it would be a “disaster” if the Republican Party nominated former President Donald Trump in 2024 and “dangerous” if he wins, which would be possible.
Discussing Trump Tuesday night at the Aspen Ideas Festival, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said, “It’s really important for Democrats to take him seriously. There can be a tendency for people on the Democratic side to say, ‘Well, look, sure, the Republicans will nominee hm the Republicans are a mess but we’ll be able to beat him in a general. And that is playing with fire. It’s a risk we can’t take. So I think it’s really important for everyone to look at the treat that he posses outside of party ideology. it’s something we got to take very seriously and stand against.”
Host Joe Kernen said, “Talk about who the Trump and who the Republicans can run.”
Ryan said, “It is a disaster if we nominate Trump. You know I think that, I have been saying that for a long time. But Liz in right which is, that he could win. I think we lose with him. I think we are much more likely to loose. We haven’t won with him since he first won in 16. We lost the House in ’18, the presidency in ’20, the Senate in ’20 and we could have won the Senate in 2022 but for him.”
He continued, “I’m for anybody not named Trump right now.”
Ryan added, “I’m a never again Trumper so obviously the 33 % base doesn’t like a person like me. I’m very clear, I don’t think he’s fit and I don’t think he could win. Liz is right, he could and that is dangerous.”
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“Talk about who the Trump and who the Republicans can run.”
Maybe that made sense in context. Maybe. “...who the Trump...” What?
A real citizen politician, un-beholding to ANY lobbyist/political entity will get in there and obliterate their fiefdom
Paul recognizing Trump is so popular and Biden so despised that they can’t cheat enough this time. Plus the Trump team is onto the mail in ballot scheme.
Voters electing the leaders they want is a threat to democracy.
As feared, they prefer electing Democrats.
Paul is trying to Ryanize anyone who will listen to his egotistical drivel. He was a poor excuse as a legislator and is instrumental in destroying Fox, now this clown wants to take down Trump whose dynamic talent is badly needed.
Paul Ryan’s been singing the same tune for seven years... Trump being President is only a problem for RINO’s. It’s great for the rest of us.
Hey ryan go back to destroying fox News ya schmuck!
If Trump stays on message - Biden’s horrible record and his plan to turn things around - he’ll have a great chance of winning. If he gets bogged down in 2020 and/or January 6th, he’ll have a good chance of losing. Stay on message, President Trump. We need you!
Title perfectly sums up the Republican party attitude.
They DO NOT want to win nor lead. They have demonstrated this time and time again.
Sadly we need a viable alternative or a “mother of all primary purges” of the Republican Party.
Not likely to ever get either.
Paul Ryan is showing his true colors... yellow.
He runs Fox News.
Real POTUS Trump thanks Ryan for the endorsement. 👍
Oh believe me, Eddie Munster, except for the pedos over at the Lincoln project, nobody likes you.
Nobody.
Paul, “You’d rather look good (to the RINOs) and lose, than look bad (to the RINOs) and win.” — my man Billy Hoyle said that
No Paul RINO.....you are the disaster.
Paul Ryan would much prefer Krispy Kristie, or Ada Hutchinson.
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