Paul Ryan Will Hit Trump In Reagan Library Speech

[babylonsister]

Someone needs to.

https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/27/paul-ryan-will-knock-trump-in-reagan-library-speech/

Paul Ryan Will Hit Trump In Reagan Library Speech
May 27, 2021 at 7:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 30 Comments

Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is expected to knock former President Trump in a speech tonight at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library by urging members of his party to avoid rallying behind “one personality” or “second-rate imitations,” Punchbowl News reports.

Ryan will say: “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.”

[Botany]

1. Paul Ryan knew that Russia was worked to and installed Trump into the White House

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/paul-ryan-keeps-it-family-kevin-mccarthy-russia-trump

Summer 2016. Ryan and McCarthy are on tape laughing and talking about Trump and Russia.

In the transcript published by the Post, McCarthy speculates that the Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee’s computers and, in the process, discovered whatever opposition-research materials the Democrats had gathered on Trump.

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, according to Entous, a superb reporter who heard a tape recording of the colloquy. “Swear to God.”

Dana Rohrabacher is a Republican from California with a peculiar amalgam of views: pro-marijuana, dubious about climate change, pro-torture. For this last position, in 2007, Keith Olbermann awarded him his periodic “Worst Person in the World” award, on his old MSNBC show. Like Trump, Rohrabacher has been highly solicitous of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last year, Politico ran an article on Rohrabacher called “Putin’s Favorite Congressman.”

In the Post piece, McCarthy’s remark is met with laughter, and Ryan cautions his colleagues, “This is an off the record . . . No leaks! . . . All right?”

And then, amid more laughter, Ryan says, “This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

[FalloutShelter]

2. Opportunist weasel says what?

[Blue Owl]

3. What about third-rate imposters?

I don’t think t***p quite measures up to a second rate imitation...

[Girard442]

4. Y'know, if he actually slugged him, I wouldn't be sad.

[hatrack]

5. Ooh, that'll stop him in his tracks!

Whatever, Eddie Rand Munster.

[2naSalit]

11. +1

[Diamond_Dog]

6. Who in today's Republican party

will pay any attention to that has-been? Especially if he disparages Dear Leader.

[Zambero]

7. Too little and too late

While speaker, Ryan was "all in" with Trump. Who does he think he's kidding?

[JI7]

8. Will he apologize for his own role in all of this ?

[lindysalsagal]

9. Gotta agree with him this time.

Hate it when that happens.

[marble falls]

10. Speaking of second rate imitations, I give you Paul Ryan. Who is also a walking pile of irrelevance,

[Greybnk48]

12. Lyin' Ryan is pissed that T**** has co-opted his teabagger clown party.

Was he wearing his hat?

https://images.app.goo.gl/SQ6vmZBo2B23gNceA

[ZonkerHarris]

13. Like Republicans actually care what Paul Ryan thinks

Please