Posted on 10/23/2016 6:16:04 AM PDT by cotton1706
Rumblings of a leadership shake-up are getting louder — Paul Ryan’s position is about to become the next target of conservatives.
CNN had this report yesterday:
“Rep. Mark Meadows said Thursday the effort to remove Speaker Paul Ryan is ‘picking up some steam’ because many GOP lawmakers and a stream of callers to the North Carolinian’s congressional offices are incensed the Wisconsin Republican hasn’t embraced fully Donald Trump’s candidacy for president.
“Meadows, one of the 30-plus members of the ultra-conservative and powerful House Freedom Caucus, said there “’will be real discussions after November 8 on who our leadership will be and what that will look like going forward.’”
This coincides with another report, which quoted an unnamed Freedom Caucus member saying it is “a pretty sure bet there will be” a GOP challenger taking on Paul Ryan for the Speaker’s gavel.
There’s also some pressure from outside Capitol Hill, with prominent voices from Republican media pushing for Ryan’s ouster.
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“Ultra liberal?”
I think a better description is “scummunist.”
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