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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jun 16, 2016, 01:38 PM Jun 2016

Ryan: 'Not my plan' to rescind Trump endorsement

Source: The Hill

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Thursday that he has no plan to rescind his endorsement of Donald Trump despite repeatedly disavowing some of the presumptive presidential nominee’s controversial comments.

“That’s not my plan. I don’t have a plan to do that,” Ryan said. “Look, we’re going to disagree on some things. ... What we do agree on is we don’t want another Democrat in the White House.”
Ryan maintained at his weekly press conference that he believes Trump is still a better choice than presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

At the same time, Ryan reiterated that he will express his own opinion contrary to Trump's if he feels the occasion warrants it.

“If I’m asked a question, I’m going to answer it honestly. And if I’m asked a question about a proposal that I don’t agree with, I’m going to say I don’t agree with it.”

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/283759-ryan-not-my-plan-to-rescind-trump-endorsement

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Ryan: 'Not my plan' to rescind Trump endorsement (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2016 OP

Ryan: 'Not my plan' to rescind Trump endorsement The CCC Jun 2016 #1

Sounds like wiggle room. lol. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #2

They would support the devil himself to try and keep control. redstatebluegirl Jun 2016 #3

Plans change greymattermom Jun 2016 #4

Ryan: "Trump is a racist" & "I endorse Trump" (concise paraphrasing) Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #5

I'd love to see Ryan and others be backpeddling on Trump in the future LiberalLovinLug Jun 2016 #6

“That’s not my plan. I don’t have a plan ..." ... Jopin Klobe Jun 2016 #7

Some of them will end up with whiplash. bearssoapbox Jun 2016 #8

Paul Ryan on Donald Trump: ‘You Can’t Make This Up Sometimes’ TomCADem Jun 2016 #9

The CCC

(463 posts)

1. Ryan: 'Not my plan' to rescind Trump endorsement

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 01:50 PM

Jun 2016

Party before principles? Sorry to say but these are Republican principles.

BootinUp

(47,194 posts)

2. Sounds like wiggle room. lol. nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 01:51 PM

Jun 2016

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

3. They would support the devil himself to try and keep control.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:00 PM

Jun 2016

I hope Trump ends up costing the the house and the Senate.

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

4. Plans change

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:05 PM

Jun 2016

all the time, right?

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,045 posts)

5. Ryan: "Trump is a racist" & "I endorse Trump" (concise paraphrasing)

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:17 PM

Jun 2016

No problem with Ryan's clarity. He endorses the racist Trump who he condemns with the other side of his mouth.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,176 posts)

6. I'd love to see Ryan and others be backpeddling on Trump in the future

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:22 PM

Jun 2016

as he erupts with more verbal diarrhea and slips further and further down the polls.

Not one prominent elected Republican has drawn a line in the sand yet and said no to Trump. In effect they agree with everything he says, and his demeanor. And if he loses badly, there is no escaping that they gave their stamps of approval.

Jopin Klobe

(779 posts)

7. “That’s not my plan. I don’t have a plan ..." ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:37 PM

Jun 2016

... hmmmmmmmm ...

... it appears that they hide bits of the Truth within their word salads ...

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)

8. Some of them will end up with whiplash.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 03:01 PM

Jun 2016

They agree with him and disagree with him on the same thing, in almost the same breath.

You should hear Herman Cain try to "EXPLAIN and CLARIFY", (his words) trChumps positions and ideals.

I can stand it for only a few minutes.

It would be entertaining if it weren't so idiotic in its content.

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)

9. Paul Ryan on Donald Trump: ‘You Can’t Make This Up Sometimes’

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:05 PM

Jun 2016

It is somewhat funny to watch Trump disrespecting Paul Ryan, and Paul Ryan just taking it on the chin and continuing to endorse Trump. At the end of the day, Trump and not Ryan is the voice of the GOP base, and Ryan understands that.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/paul-ryan-on-donald-trump-%E2%80%98you-can%E2%80%99t-make-this-up-sometimes%E2%80%99/ar-AAh8k3D

Peppered by questions from reporters in the days after Donald Trump’s controversial response to the Orlando massacre, House Speaker Paul Ryan expressed disbelief on Thursday morning.

“You can’t make this up sometimes,” Ryan said in response to a reporter’s question about Trump’s recent comment that top Republicans “just please be quiet.”

“We represent a separate but equal branch of government,” Ryan went on, referring to Congress. “We spent the morning talking about how valuable the separation of powers is and how we’re trying to restore the entire principle of self-government, of government by consent. We will lose our freedoms in this country including all the Bill of Rights if we don’t robustly defend the separation of powers.”

Trump said on Wednesday that top Republican need to stop weighing in on his campaign. “Don’t talk. Please be quiet. Just be quiet to the leaders because they have to get tougher, they have to get sharper, they have to get smarter.”

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