Posted on 10/12/2016 4:06:12 PM PDT by mandaladon
Paul Ryan's job as speaker "may be under threat" from a pro-Donald Trump rebellion within the House of Representatives, CNN reported Wednesday.
At issue for the top Republican in the country is a Monday conference call with House membership during which Ryan said he would no longer defend Trump or campaign for him, instead focusing on congressional races to ensure a GOP majority.
Ryan's "position to abandon the GOP nominee has angered other Republicans who have expressed their concerns with Ryan's position on a private conversation call earlier this week," CNN's Manu Raju reported. "Why are these few votes important? Because if the House majority does stay Republican, Ryan needs 218 votes to stay on the House floor. He can only afford a handful of defections."
One lawmaker and member of the Freedom Caucus, Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma, took to Twitter earlier Wednesday to express his disappointment with Ryan's lack of support for Trump.
At a Florida rally Wednesday, Trump slammed Ryan again for not saying "good going" after the second debate and suggested something nefarious was afoot with House leadership.
"There's a whole deal going on there, you know," Trump told the crowd in Ocala, Florida. "There's a whole deal going on, we'll figure it out. I always figure things out. But there's a whole sinister deal going on."
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Wasn’t Ryan a wunderkind product of the Heritage Foundation?
Saw that and it was fantastic.
Particularly loved Matt Schlapp’s statement.
LOwer than a snake’s belly, talking about Hitlery’s people saying despicable things about our Catholics and Evangelicals.
“Amnesty Ryan is 10x the weasel Boehner ever was. And that is saying something.”
Maybe he needs to go have a couple of drinks and play a round of golf, just chill.
I think he is done, stick a fork in him!!!
Agree. Don’t know if old Newt would take the stressful job but I can see Trump calling on him to do it!
The RINOs in safe districts are repulsive however they aren’t inherently anti-conservative. As long as they get their “cut” for their buddies.
The swing district ones are anti-conservative for electoral reasons, they want more than bennies for their pals. They also want to tell their voters that they stopped conservative things. that they were ‘moderate!’.
These are the heart of Ryan’s, and Boehner’s, support.
I resigned from the Cumberland Co NC RNC (Not serving as Voting Observer or Election Judge/Clerk anymore) yesterday evening by email to the chair and co-chair citing Paul Ryan; McCain/Rubio Immigration deceit; collusion with DNC to topple TEA party candidates or humiliate them in the House/Senate along with DNC, going along with Obama etc.
See folks. We gotta keep Congress in Republicans’ hands to stop Hillary’s agenda. Never mind stopping her at the source to begin with. Let’s stop her after she wins! Yeah!
good. i want him out of the party, and congress altogether.
Seems like Ryan, if he doesn’t want to campaign for Trump, should just not campaign for him and not make a public announcement of it.
Now, if he wants to change his mind, he’s in an embarrassing position. If he kept his mouth shut, no one would notice.
So, to reference another poster, he’s taken a shot at the king. He’d better hope it kills him.
Bingo...the newly elected Congressional Critter is swiftly neutered.
John's eternal destiny is staring his squarely in the face.
Ryan the traitor is about to be burned at the stake. I’m reading that most house members are furious at Ryan.
He’s not going to lose his congressional seat, but if Trump wins, he should step down as Speaker.
The attacks on Trump are for two primary purposes:
1. The obvious, was to remove Trump
the second:
2. Are an attempt to whitewash the Clinton Campaign by attempting to both diminish and desensitize the severity and perceptions of the assaults by Bill Clinton.
Yah think? Somebody que “Captain Obvious”. Ryan is the 21st century’s version of Benedict Arnold.
Newt Gingrich.
"Reach out" and slap them maybe.
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