Recently Former House Speaker Paul Ryan stated that President Trump’s reelection probabilities could be in jeopardy. He also stated, if he relies on his personality rather than focusing on policy he could be in danger in the 2020 election.
Speaking at a lecture in Vero Beach, Fla., in some of his first public comments since leaving Congress two months ago, Ryan bemoaned the political polarization that was a defining characteristic of his tenure as speaker, blaming the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus for derailing attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and blaming technology for deepening the political divide.
Ryan focused heavily on policy in his speech, Treasure Coast Newspapers reported, and urged the president to do the same during his reelection campaign. He told the audience that he believes there are some Democrats who could unseat Trump in 2020 and pushed him to define himself through his policy platform.
“The person who defines that race is going to win the race. If this is about Donald Trump and his personality, he isn’t going to win it,” Ryan said.
The former speaker did not address the thinly veiled criticisms Trump has lobbed at him since Ryan left office in January, especially over Ryan’s failure to secure funding for the president’s proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border before Republicans lost the House.
Ryan did say that he hopes Congress addresses immigration issues like increased funding for border security. But he also called for reforms for several visa programs and expressed hope for a solution for dreamers, migrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
The former speaker cited Republicans’ drawn-out repeal and replace efforts in 2017 as one of the biggest mistakes of his tenure, arguing that the negotiation process for a replacement for the Affordable Care Act took too long and that delays led by the Freedom Caucus “eroded public support for it” so that by the time it arrived in the Senate, where it was defeated, “it was hanging on a thread.”
But he also argued that he had many policy successes during his three-year tenure, saying he felt achievements like the GOP tax bill, bipartisan criminal justice reform, opioid response legislation and deregulatory action had been overlooked.
He would have been able to accomplish more, he said, if not for the Senate’s filibuster rules for major legislation, which the former speaker said prevented him pursuing entitlement reforms.
Src: Politico
If I was Trump, I would not heed RINO Paul Ryan’s advice. As Speaker of the House, he was the one who derailed many of Trump’s wanted policies.
Right on!
AMEN Ryan is a RIN).
totally agree little Paul Ryan had his nose so far up Babboonzo red ass he never did anything but suck up to the son of a bitch and never did anything for this country when he could have. He should be lined up against the same wall Pelosi, “A” Schitt and turban dirbin and let your military do their job on traitors.
there is nothing I need to know about this POS from Wisconsin he is a dirtbag and now getting paid a bunch I hope he joins McCain soon the worthless crumbag
Isn’t it amazing that once out of office Paul Ryan has all kinds of things to say about how things should have been done. Give me a break. This guy is all about himself and another that is caught up in the “Deep State”. If the documents were really “transparent”, we would find out a lot about the inside job being done on our President. Ryan had 8 yrs. to get things done, what happened with that? To make matters worse we have AOC to deal with along with her Muslim Co-harts . What a mess in which America has found itself. As positive and hopeful as I try to be, Citizens of the U.S. had better awaken to the problems that face us if the Dems or Socialists win. God Bless America and bless those that are working toward the betterment of our beloved country.
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My thoughts exactly! No one gives a rat’s behind what Ryan has to say.
ALL decent US Citizens will vote TRUMP PENCE 2020!
All I can say is AMEN to that.
Yea!! Right!!
We should believe a pathetic RINO who thought Trump HAD NO CHANCE of being elected in 2016… HE was wrong… Stone Walled Trump in trying to stall his agenda and doom his mid term chances… Trump prevailed… and NOW is claiming that Trumps 2020 prospects for re election are doomed unless he gets on board with the “establishment” bull crap agenda!! HA !!
I suggest to trump that he BUILD the WALL, WHATEVER it takes, push for corrupt Democrats to be indicted and PROSECUTED… and ASSUME anyone that tells him different does NOT have TRUMPS best interests at heart !!!
Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney ran one of the worst campaigns in history and he has the audacity to tell TRump how to win. These longtime egotist think they are God and that their opinion matters. Wake up Paul, you are irrelevant.
You could have funded the wall but you were in the hands of Lobbyist that don’t want a wall. Good ridance.
I think relying on Republicans like you would be detrimental to him. I think his party is the ones who might lose in either Congress or the Senate. President Trump should be a shoo in considering his record.
Coming from Ryan a backstabbing loser.
As far as I am concerned, Ryan is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, I absolutely have no use for him.
Paul Ryan did do shit when he was
speaker🙄😳 go home and sit down
like you are useless
Paul Ryan, you need to encourage him and tell him what he needs to do. We cannot let him lose, please. If the Democrats win, we are in terrible trouble. And, we will never get a Republican back as President, mark my word.
Screw Ryan. He is a back stabber to the American people and to the President.
Paul Ryan and McCain both failed us in dumping the Affordable Care Act . They are both guilty .
Always somebody else’s fault heh Paul.
I am so thankful you left so now stay gone.
Paul Ryan is a REPUBLICAN failure. The blame is all his. The Freedom CAucus representatives are a great bunch. It is Paul Ryan who should look in the mirror at his failures of being head of the House of Representatives. Ryan gave away 40 seats in the house to the Democraps, due to his incompetence, failure, negligence, ineptitude, ineffectiveness, incapability and most of all because Ryan is a big LIAR. RYAN PROMISED TO HAVE MONEY FOR BORDER SECURITY IN THE BUDGET TO PRES. TRUMP AND NEVER ALLOCATED MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR BORDER SECURITY. Ryan is bought and paid for by lobbyists, The Chamber oh Commerce who do not want border security BUT CHEAP LABOR. and Ryan did want to throw Granny over the cliff with his health care plan. Ryan is a treasonous person, not to be trusted as his pal, sneaky Mitt Romney. Trump will make mince meat out of Ryan.
PAUL RINO IS A RINO RAT WHO WASTED TWO YEARS OF PRECIOUS TIME WEARING HIS JIHAD BEARD. HE AND THE DRUG DEALER BOEHNER MILKED THE PEOPLE. TRUMP IS GOD’S INTERVENTION AND I HOPE HIS NEXT EXECUTIVE ORDER IS THAT BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE CAN ONLY USE THE ONE BATHROOM.WHEN 65 MILLION PEOPLE ELECTED TRUMP I SAID HIS THEME SONG SHOULD BE THE FARMER IN THE DELL BECAUSE THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE. HE IS TRULY HORATIO AT THE GATE. 65 MILLION TRUMPETEERS WILL GROW A PLENTY TO 100 MILLION IN 2020. VIVA EL TRUMPO. VIVA CHRISTO REY. FAMILY LATINOS, GOSPEL BLACKS AND REPENTANT COMMUNIST DEMOCRATS WILL GROW AND SHOW.100 MILLION IS MAGA MAGA.
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This RINO should change parties . He is totally responsible for the republicans losing the house in 2018. His inability to get the wall built and stonewalling other key promises made by republicans during the campaign were downright disgraceful. He should be drummed out of the party along with the other RINOs that colluded with him. No money for these losers.
He needed to get his revenge cuz we and OUR President, NEVER Wanted HIS Better WAY! no sorry s for him his has always had his pay to play going also. Wifey is a dem and works on wall street, ever wonder where his loyalty is? OR how on the salary he was paid, bought a big mansion? He is worse than a rino, more like a turn coat! Watch he will still put OUR DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT DOWN EVERY CHANCE HE GETS! He should go away, sit down and shut The H UP!
Paul Ryan was smart to retire when he did. He didn’t do a damn thing for Trump’s presidency and his reputation did not survive his speaker ship!
something bothered me about Paul Ryan. I continually looked for him to be FIRED UP every time he spoke about the president. He did not exited anything showing strong support and I wondered why all the time. The speaker was to inspire others to support the president and in my opinion he did not.
He’s one of the RINO’s that saw the writing on the wall! He’s a LOSER in politics!! Probably be hired by CNN or MSNBC laater!
Not surprised in any way by Republican traitor RINO Ryan”s opinion. He betrayed Trump and the supporters of the Republican party when he went back on his promise to provide funding for the wall when he had the power to do so
This failure might well cost substantial Republican losses in 2020 because the Democrats have now admitted that they are a criminal organization wanting more illegal aliens so the can use them for vote fraud to win elections..
Ryan is disgusting. He has no idea of how or why to govern the USA except to laud himself. The fact that Ryan went to Congress with no exceptional $ and left with full retirement and $7.8M tells the whole story. Ryan was and remains part of the problem. Nothing he has to say is worth hearing.
Paul you have done enough damage, SHUT UP.
ryan is a POS—Trump cannot be beat–at last 3 time travelers confirmed his win in 2020.end of story–
Paul Ryan was and still is one of the Largest SNAKES in the Republicans Party, He has been a disaster for TRUMP, He is nothing But a DEMOCRAT wanna not be Republican, All he did was kiss ass-s of all Democrats, He was a turncoat, He should have been run out of the United States
Paul Ryan is a piece of swamp garbage who could not find his ass fith both hands and his two faces.
yes Ryan stay gone your polictical days are done. you are the reason we lost congress.
Only an complete uninformed idiot would listen to anything that flows out of Paul Ryan’s mouth. All he did in congress was rip the American people off.
Bury your head in the sand, traitor.
After doing nothing regarding emmigration while Speaker, Paul Ryan should keep his opinion to himself. Lets not forget he was the candidate for VP with the other spinless candidate Romney that allowed the country to suffer with the LIAR IN CHIEF OBAMA for an additional 4 years. God Bless President Trump. #MAGA
Paul Ryan is a Snake. A total dirt bag. He stabbed Trump in the back for two years. He screwed over House Speaker John Boehner until he resigned and Paul Ryan became speaker. This man is one Dirty Politician. I would never trust anything he says or does. He is as bad as John McCain. He might even be worse and that takes some doing. Now he will become a Lobbyist and screw people that way as well. He is dirty through and through.
Paul Ryan should just disappear into obscurity. He let President Trump and the American people down by not doing anything in his power to support the President’s agenda, an agenda that we the people voted for. He should hang his head in shame and fade away. I for have no Interest in anything he has to say.
If you see Ryan, Tell him to stay in Florida. We do not want the snake back in Wisconsin.
Ryan is a traitor, and an incompetent.
Paul Ryan was against President Trump from the very beginning! He was also filmed meeting with Obummer right after the election! I knew then he was a scumbag! He is just like Comey, corrupt to the core! He will do everything he can to try to get the heathen democrats elected, mark my word!
Paul Ryan worked against our new President just like John McCain. The people spoke and Paul Ryan had the opportunity to get the wall built, repeal & replace, but he polished his pet project tax cuts! Now the democrats use that to make Trump look like he only gave tax returns for the rich! Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell promise Trump the wall and repeal & replace and then didn’t do anything. What we need is term limits so liars like Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, and any “Republicans” that have been there over 2 terms needs to go back home and actually work for a living!!!!
He was always a snake feel sorry for his wife married to a snake.President Trump sure don’t need his advice hes a democrat he was always for the democrats the worthless pc of crap.
Paul Ryan should just disappear into obscurity. He should keep his comments to himself. He let President Trump and the American people down by not helping with the President’s agenda for which he was elected in the first place. The best thing Mr. Ryan can do is to keep his ideas(which weren’t so good) to himself and just fade away from political commentary.
I guess my comments aren’t worth anything. Well neither are the comments from the damn democrapsw.
We all know what a worthless glob of pond scum Ryan is. I agree that President Trump needs to focus on the issues and the reasons they are blocked instead of taking things so personally, although I can see why he gets POed what with the lying attacks on him.
I’d like to know why anyone would want to hear anything Paul Ryan has to say? He is a friggin’ black hearted Democrat, hiding under the guise of a Republican conservative! He is also a liar, betrayed President Trump, along with Mitch McConnell’s help in not supporting their “BOSS” President Trump. And wouldn’t you know Trump had to get stuck with these betrayers plus about 10 other RINOS. I thought the DNC was in trouble, but the GOP is in as much hot water as they are. They’re a bunch of lazy no-goods that take a salary they haven’t earned, how ugly can they get. I’m sure the Dems are getting paid by the drug Cartel to make sure the WALL isn’t getting built ; probably the RINOS are in on it too. If our Congress, Dems and Repubs think they are not noticed, think again you lousy no-good cowards without balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryan continues to be very untrustworthy, his comments clearly are meant to cover for his own ineptitude trying to work to repeal and replace Obama Care. He fought more with members of his own party and the President than he did with the democrats.
Pussy Paul climb back under your rock …… hide under mommy’s coat tails ….. your a backstabbing traitor obamas bitch so disappear you did what the clinton foundation paid you for …… now piss off
Paul Ryan had it in his power to help the President and the country. He showed he didn’t have guts enough to stand up to the other party. He can give advice now? Our president has more guts in his pinky than you have in your whole body Paul!
It smells in here.
I hope Ryan’s blaze orange hunting outfit is very clean, or someone may mistake him for venison due to his deer in the headlights brain function
I think Traitor Ryan personally orchestrated the loss of the House to the DEMONazis, all but handing the gavel to Pelooosi – why else would he hang on to his SOH position for six months after announcing his departure, except to assure the Republican’s loss. Moreover, he refused to act on any of PRESIDENT Trump’s agenda, for the first two years, rather furthering his own “best agenda” and refusing to financially support any Conservative Repub running for office in 2018. Watch him team up with Romney for Romney’s 2020 run. They were garbage in 2012 and are less than that now.
Rumor was Paul made a lot of cash in the stock market from insider info. other than that he did nothing to help this country or President Trump who ever told him not to push the wall through when he had the house and senate beware of these people they are obviously part of the Globalist Party.
rumor has it Paul made a lot of money inside trading Besides that he was part of the Globalist party.