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Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is set to criticize former President Donald Trump and his hold on the Republican Party during a speech Thursday night, according to excerpts obtained by CNN.
Ryan, a critic of the former President in the past, is expected to say at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, that Republicans must move away from the "populist appeal of one personality" because "then we're not going anywhere."
"Once again, we conservatives find ourselves at a crossroads. And here's one reality we have to face: If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we're not going anywhere. Voters looking for Republican leaders want to see independence and mettle," Ryan is expected to say.
Although Ryan doesn't mention Trump by name in his criticism, the expected remarks by the Republican Party's 2012 vice presidential nominee will add him to a growing list of establishment Republicans who are publicly objecting to Trump's grip on the party. Like-minded Republicans, including Ryan's predecessor, John Boehner, have lamented the current direction of the party, which has actively rebuked and ostracized members who have taken on Trump and his brand of populist and nativist politics.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/paul-ryan-to-enter-gops-civil-war-by-criticizing-trumps-hold-on-party/ar-AAKruXg
Too little too late Pauly.
hatrack
(59,587 posts)Fuck you, Paul.
CanonRay
(14,103 posts)coincides with talk of forming a third party on the "center right". Hmmmmm....
Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)You contributed to it.
Skittles
(153,164 posts)Raven123
(4,844 posts)keithsw
(436 posts)He cut and run like the ginormous pussy that he is
Buns_of_Fire
(17,180 posts)I first saw it phrased that he was going to "hit" trump. I confess, my first thought was "Will it be on pay-per-view?"
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,004 posts)Bristlecone
(10,127 posts)He needs to go back to being a board member
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Considering the veneration the conservatives have for Reagan, despite his less than conservative record. Here he is at a Reagan Library event asking people not to venerate a personality.
WarGamer
(12,445 posts)Note the lack of gainful employment.
tableturner
(1,682 posts)We need Trump stopped. That is the critical necessity as of this moment. We can worry about Ryan's negatives later.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)I'll wait...
Fuck off Paul.