Discussion: Paul Ryan: I Didn't Make A Deal With Trump For My Endorsement

So just what has Trump done in the past week or so that convinced Rep. Ryan that Mr. Trumpā€™s his man? This has arguably been Trumpā€™s worst week since he joined the race! Incoherent rants, lots of info dumps on his fraudulent activities, more direct attacks on reporters, etc. - this is the week that tipped you into his corner?

Says quite a bit about Ryanā€™s character - none of which is good.

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ā€œThe Wisconsin Republican acknowledged he continues to have concerns Trumpā€™s combative style.ā€

Yes, itā€™s the ā€œstyleā€ thatā€™s most troubling. Never mind that Trump is a racist, and bigot, and someone who has zero understanding/respect for our Constitutional form of government. Well done, Mr. Speaker.

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Trump must have promised Ryan scholarships for his kids to go to Trump University.

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he added that perhaps heā€™d get to be President Pro Tem of the Senate and be able to work with Pinhead Mitch and get out of the thankless job of House Speaker gracefullyā€¦

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The Wisconsin Republicans told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Thursday afternoon that he simply needed to reach the right ā€œcomfort levelā€ to endorse the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

I am so glad to learn that Ryan has now reached the right ā€œcomfort levelā€ with a vulgar, narcissistic, misogynistic, bigoted hate monger who believes in murdering the civilian families of our enemies, using torture in violation of international law, using nuclear weapons in the Middle East and possibly Europe, making friends with the brutal dictator of North Korea while dismissing NATO . . . and oh, I could just go on and on and on and on.

What drugs have these idiots like Ryan been popping? They are the true enemies of the United States!

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D-minus rhetoric for his ā€œendorsementā€
Safe slot as Congressman
Safe slot as drumpf goes down to De-Feet
Nothing to see here

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Oh phew, finally a reason to like Trump. Ryan was waiting to find out if he was the kind of guy who would steal money from veterans. Now thatā€™s cleared up and Ryanā€™s all ready with the endorsement. ā€œI wasnā€™t really sure if he was my type of politician before, butā€¦ now I feel great about letting him into the club. He really is one of us,ā€ Ryan said, with McConnell nodding nearby.

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You doth protest too much. We all know you cut a deal. Just another case of fraud, like Trump University.

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ā€œI really didnā€™t feel any pressure, other than my goal is to make sure that were unified so that weā€™re at full strength in the fall so we can win the election.ā€

ā€œI feel much more comfortable that heā€™s in the same page with us. Most importantly, it is obvious that Hillary Clinton is not,ā€ Ryan said

Shorter Ryan: Iā€™m desperate to stay in power: Cognitive dissonance is my friend.

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No deal? How dumb is that?

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Ryan: ā€œI just needed to reach the right comfort level before I could, yā€™know, be with Donaldā€¦ā€
ā€œI just needed for him to go slow, so that Iā€™d feel comfortableā€¦ā€
ā€œI didnā€™t want it to look too much like I had done this beforeā€¦ā€
ā€œI really think he respects me, you know, soā€¦ā€
ā€œIt was hard at first, supporting Donald, but now that Iā€™ve done it, itā€™s not so badā€¦ā€
ā€œOh, God, I feel like having a cigaretteā€¦ā€

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Trump won his endorsement, Ryan said, based on ā€œan understanding of our mutually agreed upon principles.ā€

ā€˜So Congressman, what are your thoughts on torture?ā€™

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Of course he didnā€™t make a deal with Trump ā€“ he made a deal with the RNC and sleazeballs like McTurtle. He wants to stay in power, they threatened him, or perhaps promised him the next round after Donnie goes down in flames.

Quid pro quo.

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ryan didnā€™t make a deal with trump, he just sold his soul.

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then he sold himself short. All of that lot are probably in for a rotten surprise in Nov.

He better hope that Trump doesnā€™t get elected.

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I just read that as if Ryan was about to have sex for the first time.

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You win the posts tonight!

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Fall in line Eddy, FALL IN. LINE. NOW. You pathetic little unter rmenschen. And take your dumb ass ā€œso calledā€ conservative ā€œso calledā€ policies and shove 'em up your sun-donā€™t-shine-there. The only thing you have in common with the huge new greatness that will be our country with our great new leader is your pale and smarmy pinkness.
You made a stupid commercial about a ā€œso calledā€ fight" of ā€œso calledā€ conservative ā€œso calledā€ ideas. Likeā€¦you. You? As if!
And as for dumb ass ā€œso calledā€ ideas. Ideas? Donā€™t make me ā€œso calledā€ laugh. You are sooooooooooooooo yesterday Little Paulie. You are so yesterday: so not new, great nor huge. Those ā€œso calledā€ ideas were a risible joke 30 years ago when you were butt boy for Jack Kemp and he whispered them in your ear during three-ways with Ayan, Those ā€œso calledā€ ideas lost whatever battle they fought a long time ago and youā€™ve been con-grifting ever since. I laugh at you and your ideas. The Donald laughs at them, too. He laughs at you and he laughs at our ā€œso calledā€ vote. He doesnā€™t need you nor it. When He unfurls his huge new, new huge new greatness upon America, he wont need you to agree with him about anything, And you will be out of a job.

shares the award with @blugrass

That previous post was very inspirational.

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