“I’m just not ready to do that at this point,” he said of publicly backing Trump. “I’m not there right now.”Ryan said in an interview with CNN that he “hopes” to eventually feel ready to back Trump. “I think what is required is that we unify this party. And I think the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee.” Ryan added that Trump needs to “do more to unify this party, to bring all wings of the Republican Party together.”
Over and over again, the Speaker kept admonishing Trump. And over and over again, each condemnation came with the caveat that Ryan would support his party’s nominee anyway.
So, did the Speaker change his mind? Is he having a crisis of conscience? Or is the Wisconsin congressman hoping to secure some concessions from Trump in exchange for an endorsement? Or perhaps this has something to do with 2020 considerations?
Watch this space.
Rachel Maddow looks at some past presidential candidacies by party outsiders that were not able to break through party establishment firewalls to win the nomination - until the Republican Party last night was too weak to fend off the candidacy of Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump Victory A Mark Of Historic GOP Weakness | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
? 原则还是要坚持。Trump不仅反Establishment, 而且反American Values! - 窗外细雨 - ♀ 给 窗外细雨 发送悄悄话 窗外细雨 的博客首页 窗外细雨 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (16 reads) 05/05/2016 15:35:42
? Your comment is oxymoron - baiwen - ♂ 给 baiwen 发送悄悄话 baiwen 的博客首页 baiwen 的个人群组 (104 bytes) (50 reads) 05/05/2016 16:10:36
? 你这篇幅也太大了,没法看啊。建议下次搞得简练一点 - 板凳球迷 - ♂ 给 板凳球迷 发送悄悄话 板凳球迷 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 05/05/2016 15:38:55
? 一样的东西不要重复贴。 - tibuko - ♂ 给 tibuko 发送悄悄话 tibuko 的博客首页 tibuko 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 05/05/2016 15:50:39
? Paul Ryan 就是想四年以后自己选 - cowpi - ♂ 给 cowpi 发送悄悄话 cowpi 的个人群组 (28 bytes) (18 reads) 05/05/2016 18:11:49
? Ryan 作为共和党领袖,小滑头一个,没有一点担当,把团结共和党重任抛给了川普。实际上向川普喊话,让他向建制派妥协。 - sx1992 - ♂ 给 sx1992 发送悄悄话 sx1992 的博客首页 sx1992 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (5 reads) 05/05/2016 18:23:19
? 刚看了对Ryan的访谈 - SwiperTheFox - ♂ 给 SwiperTheFox 发送悄悄话 SwiperTheFox 的博客首页 SwiperTheFox 的个人群组 (283 bytes) (172 reads) 05/05/2016 18:28:21 (2)
? 你放心,机会是为人创造的 - richman - ♂ 给 richman 发送悄悄话 richman 的博客首页 richman 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 05/05/2016 18:49:22
? 人格? Paul Ryan 就是想四年以后自己选. 不支持大多数的选择 叫坚持原则? Trump选不上大法官就丢了 - cowpi - ♂ 给 cowpi 发送悄悄话 cowpi 的个人群组 (110 bytes) (11 reads) 05/05/2016 22:20:22
? Ryan跟establishment走得太远陷得太深,还上了o?8的贼船了,不能自拔了 - baiwen - ♂ 给 baiwen 发送悄悄话 baiwen 的博客首页 baiwen 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 05/05/2016 18:58:11
? 他前些日子不是说无论是谁支持最后胜出的nominee吗?到底哪个是真话 - Narnar - ♀ 给 Narnar 发送悄悄话 Narnar 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 05/05/2016 20:44:52