Lou Dobbs: Speaker Paul Ryan Should Resign

Brietbart News ^ | March 14 2017 | Neil Munro

[drewh]

House Speaker Ryan should resign his post, says Lou Dobbs, the anchor of Lou Dobbs Tonight on Fox Business Network.

Dobbs Tweeted his resignation call Tuesday morning after Breitbart posted a pre-election recording of Ryan saying he would never defend President Donald Trump, and as multiple GOP legislators walked away from Ryan’s Obamacare replacement proposal, the American Health Care Act.

In the audiotape, recorded Oct. 10, 2016, Ryan told his fellow GOP legislators that ““I am not going to defend Donald Trump—not now, not in the future.” Ryan spoke shortly after the public heard the Access Hollywood tape of Trump’s conversation in which he said about women that “when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.”

Dobbs followed up his call for Ryan’s resignation with two Tweets calling for the full repeal of Obamacare. One Tweet describes Ryan’s proposed alternative as “RyanCare,” and said it is failing.

According to the leaked audiotape, Ryan said about his reaction to Trump’s comments:

There are basically two things that I want to make really clear, as for myself as your Speaker. I am not going to defend Donald Trump—not now, not in the future. As you probably heard, I disinvited him from my first congressional district GOP event this weekend—a thing I do every year. And I’m not going to be campaigning with him over the next 30 days … Many of you on this call are facing tough reelections. Some of you are not. But with respect to Donald Trump, I would encourage you to do what you think is best and do what you feel you need to do. Personally, you need to decide what’s best for you. And you all know what’s best for you where you are.

[miss marmelstein]

Lou Dobbs hates him, lol.

[Nothingburger]

Lou Dobbs is a nightly dose of common sense, and here’s one more example. Best journalist/pundit on the right.

[mazda77]

Yea. He chewed him a new one last night. Now he is spitting him out.

[Vendome]

[RegulatorCountry]

I watched Dobbs last night and he was having a difficult time keeping the profanity in check regarding Ryan. It wasn’t showmanship, he was verging upon apoplectic at times.

[drewh]

Lou Dobbs: Donald J. Trump Will Be One of the Greatest Presidents in American History https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/12/07/lou-dobbs-donald-trump-will-be-one-of-the-greatest-presidents-of-america-n2256363

[Cobra64]

Any patriotic thinking American hates Paul Ryan. He is a slick, sleazy, slimey, two-faced bastard.

[castlegreyskull]

Remember when Paul Ryan was considered a Tea Party candidate.

[jazminerose]

I love Lou. He’s great and has interesting guests. Great show.

Ryan said that back in October, I remember it. Not exactly a bolt from the blue.

[EXCH54FE]

YES!!!

And do it TODAY!!!

[drewh]

[bicyclerepair]

Rs snatching defeat from the jaws of victory again?

[Blue Highway]

Paul Ryan is a scumbag “Eddie (Widow’s Peak) Munster” limp wristed weasel that needs to resign NOW!

[Miss Didi]

That’s our Lou!!!

[sickoflibs]

[Blue Highway]

I don’t actually remember ever thinking that but I recall early on he was a “conservative” darling on FR.

[Jim Scott]

I can respect Lou Dobbs.

Paul Ryan, not so much.

Of course Ryan should resign. How can the president expect to have any confidence in the Speaker after hearing this kind of disrespect, so typical of the RINO crowd who think they are too good for us.

Ryan needs to go but I’ll believe it when I see it. He represents the RINO faction that is the majority of the GOP Representatives and, as ‘one of theirs’, they’ll continue to support him.

[BeauBo]

I love Lou Dobbs and am suspicious of Ryan, but I think that this is a cheap shot.

Ryan’s comments about not defending Trump were clearly in the context of defending Trump’s statements on the Access Hollywood tape (about grabbing women by the genitals). Out of context.

[SamAdams76]

I just don't understand how Republicans don't stick by each other when the going gets rough. The Access Hollywood tape was shocking but it was just words from a man that we already knew had a big ego and loved to brag about himself. Most of us men have "Howard Stern" moments when we think we are among friends and nobody else is listening. The only difference is the rest of us don't end up running for president.

Bill Clinton actually did the deeds that Trump only talked about and yet the entire Democratic Party circled the wagons around him and stood by him. We could have used a little of that back in October. But the Republican establishment decided to "go wobbly."