The two faces of Paul Ryan

American Thinker ^ | 07/03/2023 | David Zukerman

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The self-proclaimed "Never Again Trumper" Paul Ryan once praised President Donald J. Trump on CNBC's "Squawk Box," April 17, 2018 -- chatting with Joe Kernen. This is a dramatically different face than what Breitbart recently reported about Ryan, on the same Squawk Box program, with some very harsh things to say about the former president (chatting with Joe Kernan).

Here is the Breitbart account of those mean-spirited comments:

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  [Cheney]is right, which is, that he could win. I think we lose with him. I think we are much more likely to lose. 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 percent 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.'"

Googling for a transcript of Ryan's latest attack on the former president, what appeared on my computer was a Squawk Box transcript of Ryan interviewed by Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box," five years ago, when he announced that he was leaving Congress.   Kernen asked Ryan if he was leaving because of President Trump.  He answered, in effect, not at all.  On the April 17, 2018 CNBC "Squawk Box" program, Ryan praised President Trump for his domestic program -- including tax reform and fossil fuel development.  (All caps in the original)

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On the April 17, 2018 CNBC "Squawk Box" program, Ryan praised President Trump for his domestic program -- including tax reform and fossil fuel development.  (All caps in the original)

I’M GRATEFUL THAT HE HAS GIVEN US THIS CHANCE WITH HIS ELECTION TO DO FUNDAMENTAL TAX REFORM THAT IS A LONG TIME COMING AND FINALLY GOT DONE. LOOK AT THE REGULATORY RELIEF. LOOK AT WHAT THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IS DOING NOW THAT WE HAVE LIFTED THE BAN ON EXPORTING CRUDE OIL. LOOK AT ALL THE LNG PLATFORMS THAT ARE BEING BUILT. LOOK AT ALL THE FRACKING THAT’S OCCURRING. ANWAR NOW IS BACK ONLINE. WE’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ANWAR, THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FOR 37 YEARS. AMERICA IS NOW GOING TO BE THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD. WE ARE PUTTING OPEC TO THE SIDE. WHY? BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP GOT ELECTED PRESIDENT WITH A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS AND LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING. THAT’S JUST ONE SECTOR. THE PERMIAN BASIN THAT WAS DONE IN MIDLAND TEXAS A LITTLE WHILE AGO, THEY HAVE DISCOVERED RECOVERABLE OIL FIELDS THAT ARE AS BIG AS THE SAUDI OIL FIELD, IN JUST THIS PART OF TEXAS. WHY? NOW WE HAVE THIS GREAT OPENING. SO I’M JUST SAYING ONE SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN UNLOCKED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SECTORS – OUR DODD/FRANK REFORM AND REPLACE BILL, MOVING IT’S WAY THROUGH CONGRESS.

And that was without mentioning low employment, low inflation, a respected foreign policy, the Abraham Accords.  Why on earth would the GOP choose an unknown quantity over a proven leader?   It makes no sense, but isn't that what Trump Derangement Syndrome is all about; irrational hatred of a political leader that places one’s bent for self-aggrandizement over "the common good."  Only a denier of political truth would assert that a second term for President Trump would be a "disaster,” "dangerous" for the country.  But such falsehoods are the hallmark of the members of the “political oligarchy” known as The Deep State.

[ryderann]

I don’t like either face. I don’t like sneaks and back stabbers.

[simpson96]

Once he got rich, it was True Colors time.

[KC Burke]

I will admit that there are some problems with a Trump candidacy and general election as well as his eventual term. However, it must happen.

[samadams2000]

I’m a Never Ryan. The body politic and true conservatives can of course spot the enemy within with this one.

[Reily]

Good find!
Well put!

[PGR88]

I remember this pr*ck back in 2017 talking about the whispering campaign within DC that Trump was somehow a “Russian Agent.”

Later, the DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz issued his report, and described how the FBI, particularly McCabe, took the fake dossier, leaked parts of it to friendly media, starting this whispering campaign. They then printed some of the allegations

The FBI then used these rumors, which they had started, to justify start of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.

whether wittingly or not, Ryan confirmed he was part of it.

[TTFlyer]

Ryan let a corrupt, grinning idiot beat him in a debate. Ryan is now a key figure in the destruction of Fox News.

Paul Ryan, you’re a loser.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Try to always keep in mind he’s married to a Democrat lobbyist. That’s all you need to know.

[chopperk]

Ryan is a big clown who Ryanizes everything he touches. He has single handedly destroyed Fox and will continue.

[ronnie raygun]

can only see one, a toilet that has not been flushed in months

[ridesthemiles]

Ryan’s private property near Janesville, Wis, has perimeter fences 10 feet tall-—Taller than even the Governor’s Mansion in Madison/Maple Bluff.

He is the worst kind of HYPOCRITE

[Mouton]

The two faces of Ryan are the two cheeks he sits on

[Living Free in NH]

I want to punch both...

[Manic_Episode]

One of the lowest life sacks of poo not only on the planet but in the history of mankind.

[pawpawrick]

Keep in mind in 2012 Romney and Ryan were the best the republicans could come up with to oppose the Kenyan. They were never really serious.

[Zathras]

Paul, when you quote Crazy Liz, its time to stop doing drugs.

[Lurker]

I should have pissed on his shoes when I had the chance.

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