Posted on 07/15/2016 12:52:50 PM PDT by Pinkbell
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Friday that he can “think of no better choice” for Donald Trump’s running mate than Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
“Mike Pence comes from the heart of the conservative movement — and the heart of America. I can think of no better choice for our vice-presidential candidate. We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism,” Ryan said in a statement.
“Mike Pence is that man. Mike and I have been friends for many years, and he has put his principles into practice by passing the largest state tax cut in the history of Indiana and expanding school choice for Hoosier families. He will help bring real change to Washington, and so I will do everything I can between now and November to help our ticket and our party win a national majority.”
Ryan is more likely to find agreement on trade with Pence than Trump.
In a 2015 letter to Indiana congressmen, Pence wrote, “Reducing tariffs and other trade barriers so that Indiana businesses can enjoy increased market access and fairly compete on the world stage is something that Congress must do. I encourage your support for Trade Promotion Authority, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and any other trade-related measures when they are brought before the Congress for consideration.”
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FURyan
True, but he has Trump’s ear and may try to encourage him one way or the other, and he friends with Ryan, so I hope he takes Trump’s side on matters of conflict. Also, if something, God forbid, were to happen to Trump, then we now have Pence as President.
Ryan needs to stop blabbering about conservatism and give us his definition as it relates to immigration, amnesty for illegals, open borders, globalism and trade deals that always increase our trade deficit and move US industries to cheap labor nations.
Give us the correct conservative position on those issues, Mr. Speaker.
Mighty white of him...
Exactly.........
“Trump supported TARP. Pence opposed. Trump opposed NAFTA, Pence supports. Ditto on TPP. Trump supported Muslim Ban. Pence opposed.””
Big deal. No one is going to agree on every single point.
Pence is expected to help unify the party and shut up the Never Trump Clinton supporters in the party.
He appears to be doing that.
We may have no use for Paul Ryan at this point, but there is going to be some effort from Team Trump to meet the GOPe at middle ground here and there. The fact that some #NeverTrumpers may warm up to Trump because of Pence’s normalizing presence is a good thing. That is what’s supposed to happen during this period of fundraising and team building.
I know you’re being sarcastic, but I won’t. As I said. Here is my vetting process.
Does Paul Ryan like this person?
Yes? No cigar. Out out out!
Looks like about all that's left for them to go to is Jeb and Romney; and no one ever liked them anyway. Those losers just look like sour grapes.
anyone Ryan endorses is immediately suspect.... alas....
I second that motion.
So far, if you look at the Never Trumpers on Twitter, they haven’t budged an inch. Those people are too far gone in my opinion.
Oh STFU Ryan. You don’t get to ‘approve’ or disapprove’, all you have to do is hide behind the wall surrounding your mansion after a far better man primaries your RINO ass right on out of Washington.
But it will matter greatly when Trump is done and the veep is president-he can undo the good done m like Bush did with Reagan, bringing us 8 years of Clinton.
Hopefully he will soon be gone.
Who cares what he thinks?
I care what he thinks only because if Ryan is praising this pick, it makes me concerned. I’d prefer Trump bucked the establishment and picked someone Ryan didn’t like.
That sounds good. He did an interview the other day, though, and in that interview he refused to say if he supports the wall. He just kept saying he supports Trump. Trump’s pick should be enthused about the wall.
Me thinks Ryan is Coattail Riding...for the folks in Wisconsin
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