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Ryan reaffirms support for Australia as a 'central ally'
thehill.com ^ | 2/2/17 | Scott Wong

Posted on 02/02/2017 10:38:34 AM PST by ColdOne

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday went out of his way to assert that Australia remains a critical ally of the United States after reports that President Trump badgered and hung up on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a weekend phone call.

“I know Prime Minister Turnbull. He was in my office a couple months ago. He is a very important ally. Australia is a very central ally. They are and will continue to be,” Ryan told reporters during a news conference.

Later, Ryan was asked by a reporter for Australian Broadcasting Corp. if her country should be worried about its relationship with the U.S. less than two weeks after Trump took office.

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1 posted on 02/02/2017 10:38:34 AM PST by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

WTF? What is Ryan and McCain doing? Can they do this? Did they discuss with Trump first or just believe the #fakenews?


2 posted on 02/02/2017 10:40:27 AM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: ColdOne

Like I have repeatedly stated, Ryan is a POS backstabber.

He says one good thing about Trump, and trashes him when he’s not looking.


3 posted on 02/02/2017 10:42:21 AM PST by max americana (For the 9th time FIRED LIBERALS from our company at this election, and every election since 2008)
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To: ColdOne

The GOPe is going to do anything it can to make itself seem relevant to the national agenda. Expect anything.


4 posted on 02/02/2017 10:42:26 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: Blue Turtle

Playing good cop?


5 posted on 02/02/2017 10:42:30 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: ColdOne

Trump and Turnbull were talking about Obama’s Dumb Deal about Muslims .Turnbull should send them back to their Home countries before some idiot like Trudeau says he’ll take them


6 posted on 02/02/2017 10:43:29 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: ColdOne

I think this is just Ryan responding to a reporter’s question, and the press then trying to turn it into a controversy or some slam on Trump. Its not like Ryan put out a press release. The response seems appropriate. I’m sure Trump would have said the same thing. Don’t let the press get people stirred up over nothing.


7 posted on 02/02/2017 10:43:39 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: ColdOne

Of course Australia is an ally.

They know it.

We know it.

But our two most stupid RINOs (McDork and RINOyan) do not know it.

Actually, those two RINOs don’t know much of anything.


8 posted on 02/02/2017 10:43:42 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: ColdOne

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Ryan cannot and should not be trusted. Are you listening President trump?


9 posted on 02/02/2017 10:44:14 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: ColdOne

It occurs to me that president Fullofbull conspired with obama to dump these unvetted possible ISIS moslems in our country after obama finally left office. Let’s make one thing very clear. We cancel!! You took’em in Australia and you , by God , keep’em in Australia. Don’t try to drop that crap on us. We are DONE!!


10 posted on 02/02/2017 10:44:24 AM PST by WENDLE (We need to move forward on our 100 new federal judges ASAP .)
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To: ColdOne

Isn’t it interesting how McCain and Ryan are always quick to jump in front of a camera to try and upstage the PRESIDENT based on fake news from undisclosed sources who claim to know what 2 heads of state discussed in a private phone call

Expect to hear from Linseed Graham and Bitch McConnell later by the weekend

BTW- It WAS a very bad deal that Obama made with the Aussies to take THEIR stacked up refugees and they need to hear that from the new POTUS, on our behalf


11 posted on 02/02/2017 10:44:51 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: ColdOne

Australia may be an ally, but we should not let them dump the refugees trying to get into Australia on us.


12 posted on 02/02/2017 10:46:06 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ColdOne

fake news


13 posted on 02/02/2017 10:46:20 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: ColdOne

Auditioning for President when some mentally ill person makes an attempt on President Trump’s life that the socialists communist wing of Democrat Party has been calling for.

SHAME on them!


14 posted on 02/02/2017 10:47:02 AM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: ColdOne

The Hill seems to be a place for NeverTrupers or liberals who obviously do not support Trump. The remarks there support my observation.


15 posted on 02/02/2017 10:49:00 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: ColdOne

Hmmmm....all of a sudden I have a great desire to call the Australian Prime Minister and tell him how much we appreciate the Aussies.


16 posted on 02/02/2017 10:49:59 AM PST by HarleyD
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To: ColdOne

So what I’ve been able to glean is

Australia is probably demanding the USA follow-through on Obama’s agreement to accept 1250 muslim refugees/jihadis/welfare-seekers to get them out of Australia ASAP.

Trump said NO and called it “dumb deal.”

More WINNING!


17 posted on 02/02/2017 10:52:25 AM PST by PGR88
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To: max americana

Ryan and McCain need to get a room. WHOM are they trying to please? Just themselves, or the ones connected to those black-garbed rioters?


18 posted on 02/02/2017 10:53:17 AM PST by madison10 (Pray for President Trump and VP Mike Pence Daily)
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To: ColdOne
"reports that President Trump badgered and hung up"

The Australian PM said that didn't happen.

More Fake News being spread around by the powerless msm.

19 posted on 02/02/2017 10:53:19 AM PST by Pietro
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To: 1Old Pro

“fake news”

Precisely. The original story was FAKE NEWS.


20 posted on 02/02/2017 10:53:30 AM PST by Parley Baer
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