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Paul Ryan Says He Cannot Support Donald Trump for Now
New York Times ^ | May 5, 2016 | JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Posted on 05/05/2016 1:17:07 PM PDT by reaganaut1

Speaker Paul D. Ryan, the nation’s highest-ranking elected Republican, said Thursday he was “not ready” to endorse Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.

Mr. Ryan, who is also chairman of the Republican National Convention, has repeatedly said he would support his party’s nominee. But he has carved out some terrain to differentiate himself, by insisting that House Republicans write their own policy agenda this year and by giving speeches that at times criticized Mr. Trump’s views. Mr. Ryan said Republicans needed a “standard-bearer” who embodied the party’s standards.

“I don’t want to underplay what he accomplished,” Mr. Ryan said about Mr. Trump. But he added, “We hope that our nominee aspires to be Lincoln and Reaganesque,” someone who “appeals to a vast majority of Americans.”

“I think conservatives want to know does he share our values and our principles,” he said. “There’s a lot of questions conservatives are going to want answers to.”

His comments Thursday differed from other Republican lawmakers this week who have offered tempered support for Mr. Trump.

“I have committed to supporting the nominee chosen by Republican voters, and Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee, is now on the verge of clinching that nomination,” Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, said in a statement this week.

Many Republicans have been expecting Mr. Ryan to spend his time this summer and fall shoring up vulnerable House Republicans, particularly those running in districts where Mr. Trump is unpopular, rather than stumping for the nominee.

Mr. Ryan has at times taken direct shots at Mr. Trump. After Mr. Trump proposed a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, Mr. Ryan strongly disagreed. “This is not conservatism,” Mr. Ryan said in December.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016election; backstabberromney; backstabberryan; election2016; littlepaulie; newyork; paulnehlen; paulryan; ryan; ryan4obama; scottwalker; teamromney; trump; wisconsin
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Ryan was elected to his seat and was elected speaker by other elected Republicans. Trump is not the sole arbiter of what the Republican party stands for.
1 posted on 05/05/2016 1:17:07 PM PDT by reaganaut1
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OK Mr. Ryan. Just wait until the primary. Does Speaker Foley ring a bell?


2 posted on 05/05/2016 1:18:25 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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Especially since Ryan and many of his fellow hacks stand for globalist cronyism before anything else.


3 posted on 05/05/2016 1:18:30 PM PDT by jospehm20
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Closet Democrat


4 posted on 05/05/2016 1:18:54 PM PDT by RaginRak
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“We hope that our nominee aspires to be Lincoln and Reaganesque,” someone who “appeals to a vast majority of Americans.”

If only Ryan was that way.

5 posted on 05/05/2016 1:19:38 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand (Alka)
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“Trump is not the sole arbiter of what the Republican party stands for.”

That is true as far as it goes. However “we the people” will certainly have our input and have done so by nominating Trump. If someone like Ryan stands in the way he will be a goner.


6 posted on 05/05/2016 1:20:06 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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“We hope that our nominee aspires to be Lincoln and Reaganesque,” someone who “appeals to a vast majority of Americans.”

Well, Trump evidently apeals to a larger majority of Republcans than the GOPe turds you trotted out to run against him. Maybe the GOPe needs to change to fit Trump’s platform, not the reverse.


7 posted on 05/05/2016 1:20:09 PM PDT by vette6387
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Will Ryan go out on the campaign trail and actively campaign for Hillary, or will he just sit there in his plush DC office doing whatever he can to help her by taking potshots at Trump? Time will tell.


8 posted on 05/05/2016 1:20:23 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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Ryan takes issue with Trump solely because Trump is against mass migration by Muslims from countries where 80+% of the populace back jihadists. My issues with Trump do not include his position there at all.


10 posted on 05/05/2016 1:21:15 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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Paul Ryan's opinion is no more cogent or relevant, in this instance, than that of my chihuahua puppy.

Considerably less so, in fact. ;)

11 posted on 05/05/2016 1:21:19 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If you can't graciously honor JimRob's wishes, then kindly stay the hell out of his house.)
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Ryan needs to read this:

Ronald Reagan on the importance of political compromise(in his own words)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/960104/posts

from An American Life (his autobiography) | 8/7/03 | Ronald Reagan


12 posted on 05/05/2016 1:21:28 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Cementjungle

Amen.


13 posted on 05/05/2016 1:22:01 PM PDT by sorrisi (CAP spending and TRADE Congress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Paul Ryan Says He Cannot Support Donald Trump for Now

And continues to be the same horse's ass he was in the 2012 election. Eventually, he will "come around" after the "big boys" whisper in his ear.

14 posted on 05/05/2016 1:22:19 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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Paul Ryan can smell the ozone from his upcoming ZOT in his primary.

Him not endorsing Trump is an endorsement for Trump.


15 posted on 05/05/2016 1:22:45 PM PDT by stockpirate (Rush is a low information talk show host concerning Ted sCruz and Marco foamboy Rubio.)
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The point for decades has been for the elite cabal to remove the ‘super’ from America’s superpower status. Ditto for American exceptionalism and reputation.

Those who are against these are against the America I have known my entire life. Many here say the same.


16 posted on 05/05/2016 1:22:53 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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Ronald Reagan on the importance of political compromise(in his own words)

Actually in 1976 when Reagan lost to Ford at the convention, he never endorsed Ford. And went on to win in 1980.


17 posted on 05/05/2016 1:23:44 PM PDT by sorrisi (CAP spending and TRADE Congress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Cementjungle

Paul Ryan is a sneaky weasel.
He is a complete embarrassment.


18 posted on 05/05/2016 1:23:50 PM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: reaganaut1

What an asshole.


19 posted on 05/05/2016 1:24:55 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: stockpirate

How does Wisc do the election process for US House?

I see 7 candidates listed on the state website for Wisc 1. Do they use the California “jungle primary” rules?


20 posted on 05/05/2016 1:25:35 PM PDT by nascarnation
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