Posted on 02/23/2016 5:49:00 AM PST by upbeat5
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday the rise of Donald Trump can be explained by voters being fed-up that America is on the wrong track. Ryan blamed the progressive policies of President Barack Obama.
"You have conservatives, like myself, ... who are very upset about the direction of the country," Ryan told "Squawk Box" on CNBC. "You have people in America panicked because they have economic anxiety."
As House speaker, Ryan is not supporting any one candidate as the nomination contests continue.
"There's nothing we can do about what's going on in the presidential election and what the outcome of that is in Congress," said Ryan, who said he's going to concentrate on crafting a conservative agenda that a Republican president can help execute.
Trump, the GOP front-runner, takes his weekend win in South Carolina and his victory earlier this month in New Hampshire into Tuesday's Nevada caucus. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz look to halt Trump's roll.
Next week's Super Tuesday contests feature primaries in Cruz's home state of Texas, Virginia, and many others. And then on March 15, the day states can award delegates on a winner-take-all basis, Rubio's home base of Florida is among states going to the polls.
Trump's home state of New York holds its primary on April 19, with the final contests coming later that month and in May and early June. The Republican Party holds its nominating convention in Cleveland, Ohio in mid-July.
Ryan will play a key role at the GOP convention, which is run under the rules of the House of Representatives. The speaker presides over the convention, and typically opens and closes the gathering.
Said just like a typical lefty -
Paul, this REPUBLICAN controlled Congress had the Constitutional authority to stop and or curtail anything this communist in the WH and his lackeys ever dreamed of doing.
BUT YOU ALL DID NOTHING BUT FOR NEARLY EIGHT YEARS GIVE OBAMA CARTE BLANCHE TO DESTROY ALL THAT IS GOOD ABOUT AMERICA.
Are you starting to get a feel of where the source of the anger comes from? Even a man-child like yourself can understand that, can’t you?
Ryan is correct. The voters are very angry, specifically Republican voters.
What they are angry about is his grotesque leadership and that of Mitch McConnell.
We may lose the Presidential election because of their betrayal of conservatives.
They get it, it’s just that they have a different agenda. The problem with honesty and integrity in public servants didn’t just begin when Trump entered politics, these guys have been lying their azzes off since before they were elected, and the lies they told hurt us more than anything anyone outside of Congress could have done.
I’m worried that they’re going to try to distance themselves from the presidential race, especially now that Bush is out, so that they go ahead and confirm Hussein’s SC choice. They’re going to pretend that doing so has no bearing on their support for a conservative president, especially now that their guys except Rubio aren’t in the running.
Conservatives like himself? LOL!
Their in denial.
Hope he endorses someone quick!! LOL!
Do they really think we are THAT STUPID??? (cfeo)
Ryan thinks he is a conservative? This is just what I’ve been saying - the term has lost all meaning. Is he really this dense that he doesn’t understand he is part of the problem, and not the solution? It seems so.
Voters are angry at YOU, Ryan.
Stop giving 0bama everything.
Oh hey, Ryan trying to appear like he remembers there are citizen voters out here!
Fake
Ryan is why I’d be happy to vote Trump, a populist I usually would disdain.
Fake conservatives are far worse.
0bama is just being 0bama.
The problem is Ryan is being 0bama too!
And the Gopies are tap dancing as fast as they can to distract from the new reality.
Top Jeb Bush political donor in Miami, I will vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump
Yet another bust, who you can't trust.
Sorry putz, try as you must...we're getting off your loser bus.
BTW, it's not so much anger...as it is...
DISGUST!
(hmmm...a primary challenge would be a plus)
...let's discuss...
Speaker of the House AND Captain Obvious.
How DOES he find the time??
I hope President Trump cleans house on you RINO bastards and bitches. Trump needs to purge the Republican Party of these weak Quisling traitors. If he doesn't purge the RINOs and the Obama legacy bureaucrats, they will undermine a President Trump at every turn and the Media will be their willing accomplices.
Did Ryan choke a little on the word “conservative”? What a RINO.
Exactly!
Mr. Ryan........
The People of America have awakened. You cannot put them back to sleep with all of your media based massaging. You cannot buy them off with false promises. You cannot take away the plain meaning of the constitution which is meant to be freely and simply understood.
The People are NOT ANGRY. They are AWAKE.
Look upon the face of The People, Ryan....and tremble in fear and obeisance. For The People will speak and soon the likes of you and your fey cohorts who hoodwink, misdirect and obfuscate will occupy the dirt bin of history.
And that’s not ANGER. Its the free will of a free People.
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