House GOP warns Ryan to back Trump

[TomCADem]

Source: CNN

Rank-and-file House Republicans are urging Speaker Paul Ryan to get behind presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, warning his resistance could lead to the party fracturing rather than uniting if he withholds his endorsement.

"It makes it harder to unite," said Rep. Raul Labrador, an Idaho Republican and leader within the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei was incredulous about the speaker's high profile break with Trump last week, saying, "Ryan goes out on CNN and says it's Donald Trump's duty to unite the party," asking, "So Mr. Speaker, what's your job regarding unity?"

House Republicans met with Ryan Wednesday morning for the first time since the speaker told CNN's Jake Tapper he was not yet ready to endorse the presumptive nominee.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/politics/paul-ryan-donald-trump-house-republicans/index.html

[Renew Deal]

1. Ryan is a manipulator

It's the same thing he did with the speaker job. He feigned resistance and then jumped on board. This is no different.

[mpcamb]

2. Right. Line 'em up. Line 'em all up.

They're better at that than we are.
It's like herding cats for us.
They're the smaller-in-numbers party and somehow get all the state legislatures and governorships.
Politics is a negative business pretty often and they're good at that.

[Protalker]

3. Don't raise taxes, worship Reagan and Scalia

This is the mating call. They will mate.

[ailsagirl]

4. I think the party is already fractured

Plus, Ryan already spilled the beans that he's not exactly in Drumpf's camp. But then, repukes are
notorious for flip-flopping so I can't say I'd be surprised were Ryan to come out in favor of Drumpf.

Regardless, we'll be watching.

[Feeling the Bern]

5. Labrador is a tea bagger's tea bagger and an insult to a good part of Newfoundland

and an awesome breed of dog.

Oh, and fuck Paul Ryan too!

[Midnight Writer]

6. Ryan is playing this game to persuade the fence sitters

He feigns resistance to Trump. He's "not ready" to support him.

Then they meet behind closed doors. Ryan emerges, says he was favorably impressed with Trump, he really is a reasonable and conservative type of guy, and now Ryan supports Trump.

This gives political cover to all the Republicans who have been denouncing Trump to decide, after a careful review, to support him.

[truthisfreedom]

7. I admire your reasoning.

It's just as likely as anything else in this age of madness.

[NurseJackie]

9. This makes the most sense of anything I've heard so far.

[rockfordfile]

8. Both are far right republicans. They're just alike.