"With that focus, we had a great conversation this morning. While we were honest about our few differences, we recognize that there are also many important areas of common ground. We will be having additional discussions, but remain confident there’s a great opportunity to unify our party and win this fall, and we are totally committed to working together to achieve that goal," Trump and Ryan said.
"This was our first meeting, but it was a very positive step toward unification.”
So the Trump - Ryan meeting took place today. Paul Ryan is about to make a statement about the event, but the statements have been released from both Ryan and Trump describing the meeting as "great" and "good" and "an opportunity to unify the GOP."
Dana Bash just had an interview with Reince Pribus and he resisted repeated efforts to discuss the interaction as anything more than "great" and "mutually cooperative."
What do you think was the result of this interaction? What do you think was discussed?
P.S. And now Ryan is launching into his speech. With a start about bringing up the drug epidemic...
So the Trump - Ryan meeting took place today. Paul Ryan is about to make a statement about the event, but the statements have been released from both Ryan and Trump describing the meeting as "great" and "good" and "an opportunity to unify the GOP."
Dana Bash just had an interview with Reince Pribus and he resisted repeated efforts to discuss the interaction as anything more than "great" and "mutually cooperative."
What do you think was the result of this interaction? What do you think was discussed?
P.S. And now Ryan is launching into his speech. With a start about bringing up the drug epidemic...
The media sounds none too happy.
The media sounds none too happy.
The media just wants to know what happened in the meeting or they want conflict. The statements and answers from all parties involved don't lend themselves to either event.
without the benefit of hindsight, the right move for Ryan would have been to stick to his guns against Trump, endure four years of Hillary Clinton, build congress during the midterm, and then run in 2020. if he wants to jump aboard the Trump ship, that's on him.
imnho ryan has played this hand deftly
acknowledging the republican public's choice and expressing a willingness to assist a candidate he believes to be flawed
even after tRump took multiple shots at him for withholding his endorsement
if tRump wins, they have a basis of cooperation to move forward
if tRump loses, Ryan is viewed as a team player who astutely assessed the political fortune of the popular nominee
don't know what Ryan could have done to better play a bad hand
Christie was already on his way out and when it comes to politics Carson was already a nobody who got lucky. If he would have taken some coffee before his public appearances he would have done much better.i definitely wouldn't stump for the idiot if i were him. best case scenario now is that if this becomes (more of) a debacle, Ryan can say, "well, obviously, i had misgivings about a Trump candidacy. i gave him nominal support in order to try and unite the party. was he my first, second, or third choice? of course not."
but Christie as drooling lackey and Carson as the personification of minority support? they're toast if he loses. toast. ****, there's even a risk of them being more toasted if he wins.
i definitely wouldn't stump for the idiot if i were him. best case scenario now is that if this becomes (more of) a debacle, Ryan can say, "well, obviously, i had misgivings about a Trump candidacy. i gave him nominal support in order to try and unite the party. was he my first, second, or third choice? of course not."
but Christie as drooling lackey and Carson as the personification of minority support? they're toast if he loses. toast. ****, there's even a risk of them being more toasted if he wins.
Like any narcissistic bully, Trump does not respect those who bend the knee to him. He just finds them useful.
Christie was already on his way out and when it comes to politics Carson was already a nobody who got lucky. If he would have taken some coffee before his public appearances he would have done much better.
There really shouldn't be any conflict. Where does Trump oppose most conservatives?
Hating Blacks?
Oh Trump wants to increase taxes? Yeah, we are supposed to do that during times of war. That's typically how wars get paid for until the GOP bought Ronald Reagan's voodoo magic of paying for wars by borrowing money from China.
Oh Trump wants to reassess our Trade deals? Boo ****ing hoo.
None of the trade deals have delivered on the promise of more jobs to America in technology fields.
Paul Ryan needs to put on his big boy pants and support Trump.
Christie's schtick was to give unfiltered "straight talk" statements to the press. Trump did the same thing x10 with a bullhorn. basically, he outChristied Christie.
Distinction: Christie, before he chose to become a soul-less lapdog, meant "straight talk" as "saying unpopular truths". Trump means "straight talk" as "saying popular falsehoods at a third grade level".
Ryan still has to face re-election in 2018. He may be okay because it's Wisconsin, but this **** he's pulling now is going to hurt that effort.
It's certainly going to cast a shadow on his speakership. I don't think he'll be the speaker that much longer unless he can turn his reluctance into golden support PDQ.
yeah, Trump ran it into the ground and broke it off, for sure. even if you didn't agree with Christie, you could respect him on some level, though i disagree with him intensely about unions. i was sorry to see him standing behind Trump grinning like an idiot back when he first turned. Carson i could understand a little more, because he was pissed off about Cruz's attempt at Machiavellian tricks.
So the Trump - Ryan meeting took place today. Paul Ryan is about to make a statement about the event, but the statements have been released from both Ryan and Trump describing the meeting as "great" and "good" and "an opportunity to unify the GOP."
Dana Bash just had an interview with Reince Pribus and he resisted repeated efforts to discuss the interaction as anything more than "great" and "mutually cooperative."
What do you think was the result of this interaction? What do you think was discussed?
P.S. And now Ryan is launching into his speech. With a start about bringing up the drug epidemic...
unify our party and win this fall
Ryan is trying to do whatever he can to support the GOP and at the same time to not bring up the fact that trump does not hold to conservative ideals, not a enviable job and I kinda feel for him. Wanna bet he takes a good long shower to wash off the donald after that meeting is done. Personally I would have stuck to my ideas and told trump that I would decline attending the convention to support him as the GOP candidate. I wonder what is going on behind closed GOP doors, this must be diving some of them completely crazy with the idea of supporting the pretender donald, I think some of them will do everything in their power to ensure he does not win in Nov, good for them.
A patheic spectacle Paul Ryan, true believer, prostrating himself before Donald Trump, true heathen.
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