Posted on 03/03/2016 1:25:58 PM PST by SkyPilot
House Speaker Paul Ryan said he "laughed out loud" at Donald Trump's Super Tuesday comment that the Wisconsin Republican would "pay a big price" if he couldn't work with him.
"Sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction around here these days," Ryan told reporters at his weekly press conference. The speaker said he watched Trump's comments from his office. Trump did not elaborate on his Ryan comment.
Ryan has publicly rebuked Trump twice during this presidential nomination contest. First, for calling for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S., and then this week for Trump's failure to distance himself quickly enough from white supremacists who support his campaign. Trump stated he disavowed those groups.
Ryan says he is committed to working with whoever the voters decide is the Republican nominee. He described himself as a "good-natured guy" who can work with anyone.
Ryan's comments were in stark contrast to his friend and former running mate Mitt Romney, who at the same time Thursday, issued a broadside against Trump.
Romney said the real estate mogul is unfit for office and suggested a contested convention may be in order to make sure he does not become the nominee.
Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination with more state wins and more delegates than any other GOP contender. Party leaders, however, are reluctant to grant Trump that status.
Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Thursday that House Republicans fostered a climate that allowed Trump to rise.
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you know that inside he was really pissed though.
Ryan is a despicable, Obama supporting hack.
First, they laugh.
Well it was a joke. Sort of.
One has the power to initiate proceedings against the other to have them removed from office...
Paul Ryan:
The guy who supported 100% of 0bama’s Liberal priorities, especially 0bamaCare and Executive Amnesty.
there are any number of ways he can make sure Ryan is served nothing but s#it sandwiches if he’s not cooperative
New boss,same as the old boss—the RTNO that keeps on giving obama whatever he wants while dissing ordinary working citizens.Ryan is no better than the town “crier” he replaced.
Trump will get the last laugh on this crook.
As he should have. Donald is such a preening phony.
It will take more than one to do it, though. More than one to even bring it up as a possibility.
Right. That kinda fake laugh you make when you know you just had a real man make a real threat against you. 10 to 1 Ryan had to go change pants.
and the guy who got beat by Joe Biden in a debate - I mean, really, who does that?
"Sometimes" and "these days" book-ending the sentence are a tell that it weighs more in his head than he wants to let on.
AROGANT POS!
So can we. Primary him.
Sarah did it too, you know!
1st stage of trump grief: denial
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