Paul Ryan, Other Republicans Take Distance From Donald Trump After Russia Comments

[TomCADem]

Source: Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) and other Republicans distanced themselves from Donald Trump on Russia Thursday, criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin one day after Mr. Trump said he welcomed praise from the Russian leader.

“Vladimir Putin is an aggressor that does not share our interests,” Mr. Ryan told reporters Thursday, when asked about Mr. Trump’s comments on Russia. “Vladimir Putin is violating the sovereignty of neighboring countries.”

Mr. Trump has called Mr. Putin a strong leader and noted in a forum televised on NBC Wednesday night that the Russian president has an 82% approval rating in his own country.

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Mr. Trump’s admiration for Mr. Putin has long caused heartburn for many Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have largely been critical of the Russian leader.


Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-ryan-other-republicans-take-distance-from-donald-trump-after-russia-comments-1473363213

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Add Trump's bromance with Putin to the list of things that Republicans get a free pass on.

[vadermike]

1. if the Dems

Don't run with this tmmrw morning and i mean blast him like crazy they suck as politicians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO GETEM HILLARY AND DEMS!!!! I see Hillary has started already!!! GO GETEM PRESIDENT O AND VP BIDEN!!!!! Bury this douche!! and Pence too!!!!

[anamandujano]

4. She can discuss everything from now on during her impromptu pressers on the tarmac.

She has a captive audience of MSM prostitutes, an excellent turn of events. Trust her judgment. She has no equal in that.

[lapfog_1]

2. If they distance themselves any further than they did

after the "deport all Muslims" and the "Mexican judge is unfair" and the "Gold Star family didn't sacrifice anything" and the (oh never mind... I am really tired of typing the list).

Wouldn't they be like light years away by now... I think we found the answer to FTL travel.

[Zorro]

3. They are all such assholes

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. How many times has Ryan distanced himself? Is he far enough away to un-endorse Trump yet?

[truthisfreedom]

6. Make them OWN the dumpster. AND putin.

[vlyons]

7. But Ryan didn't censure Trump, did he?

Ryan wants to have it both ways: avoid censuring Trump, while saying RW patriotic anti-Russian stuff that Republicans love. Spineless, depraved Ayn Rander. Mr Clean ain't so clean. He's a weasel if there ever was one.

[gwheezie]

8. Trump is their leader

There is no distancing, he is their leader, he owns them. They have to fall in line and they will.

[ffr]

9. Hillary just tied them around Drumpf's neck this morning

during her presser, also in the media thread here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017400143

Asking the question for every R holding or seeking office to be asked if they agree with Donald Trump about these statements. @ 4:10

@ 3:00
"Let Putin do whatever he wanted to do, then makes excuses for them."

@ 3:20
"What would Ronald Reagan say about a republican nominee who attacks America's generals and heaps praise on Russia's president?"


Masterclass thumping of Drumpf. Not even close!

@ 3:45
"We don't send our brave men and women around the world to steal oil..."

We need to step up our efforts to help her win...for us. We need to sound the alarm, do everything in our power to warn our friends and neighbors about Trump.

[keithbvadu2]

14. Place a picture of Trump with a picture of his bff Putin with the same words "Stronger Together".

[Skittles]

10. they have to wonder why Donald is kissing Putin ass

yes INDEED

[turbinetree]

11. Hey Ryan and your repblican enablers your still going to vote for this hypocrite

the only thing your concerned about is to turn this country into Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged and Fountainhead and having a dimwit, who has no clue but will do it because he thinks, if he gets elected that he is the best thing since slice bread was invented and all that you have been doing since you got into office is attack social security, medicare and anything else to blame from which people used there own earning to help them later in life, while you are being bribed to the cronies of wealth.

Which if looked from that perspective like it should be is just as bad a Putin and trumps world vision, and your only concern is the U.S. Supreme court being the enablers of what your frigging party has been doing since the Louis Powell memo and then you come up with this "quote"

“Vladimir Putin is an aggressor that does not share our interests,” Mr. Ryan told reporters Thursday, when asked about Mr. Trump’s comments on Russia. “Vladimir Putin is violating the sovereignty of neighboring countries.”


Then the U. S public for the last 20 months got to see the "soft ball" questions being thrown around from the media and the favoritism, and the free pass that was generated, getting what the Media wanted out of the election of instead of getting the "total" information out to the public

[cbdo2007]

12. The more they try to distance themselves, the more we need to make them own Trump.

All these guys have their own debates and campaign commercials and stuff coming up over the next two months, so we need to make sure they are accountable for Trump and pin them down to his viewpoints that they are supporting by supporting him.

[cstanleytech]

13. Unless they publicly disown him and announce a full withdrawal of support

they all own the arrogant sob and no amount of distancing will change that.