Paul Ryan says he will vote for Donald Trump

[brooklynite]

Source: GazetteXtra

The speaker of the House of Representatives says he will vote for Donald Trump.

Rep. Paul Ryan made that statement in a column submitted Thursday for publication in The Gazette, his hometown newspaper.

The statement at least partially answers a question on many minds: whether the leader of the House Republicans and chairman of the upcoming Republican National Convention would support Trump's candidacy.

Read more: http://www.gazettextra.com/20160602/paul_ryan_says_he_will_vote_for_donald_trump

[onehandle]

1. So he is going to run against President Clinton in 2020. nt

[Chicago1980]

2. And he'll fail then too.

Hopefully he won't be in the speakers chair then either.

2020 is super important because of the census and redistricting.

[anigbrowl]

3. This is bad.

Without any serious internal opposition, Trump will make the GOP his plaything and the convention will resemble a cornball Nuremberg rally.

[brooklynite]

12. apparently with dance numbers...

Donald Trump wants 'some showbiz' at GOP convention

[Javaman]

4. LOLOLOLOLOL!!

and he falls in line! LOLOLOL

I don't think anyone could have predicted this!!! LOLOLOL

[Botany]

5. Good luck Paul

[Chicago1980]

7. Yes... Good luck Paul.

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[Botany]

15. In 2012 after the Presidential election the GOP did a study and the results were ....

.... they had to get more women and hispanic voters to have a chance in the national
election and so fast forward to 2016 they now have Trump as their nominee. They can
rig close elections but you can't rig a landslide.

[pampango]

17. Trump is ignoring the GOP's own 2012 post mortem and giving 'whites men only' one last try

before the demographic tsunami sweeps over the GOP. If he is successful, one has to wonder what he and other republicans will do once in power to deal with the coming tsunami. Their actions could get quite scary.

[Botany]

18. The only way for Trump to win is by massive election fraud

We have to win not only the POTUS but the senate and see what we can do in the House ....
however the gerrymandering of House districts after the 2010 election is a huge problem.

Trump loses
women
hispanics
the young
asains
jews
teachers
democrats
labor
blacks
gays
and maybe more

And the old white bitter male is dying out pdq .... and everytime Trump speaks or another
scam and or scandal comes up Trump loses more voters. Don does have the 25 to 30% of
Americans who are still pissed off a black man won the White House.

[mdbl]

25. Look for Trump to tap Karl Rove to handle this.

[kimbutgar]

6. Ryan,p to trump, please sir can I lick your....

[miyazaki]

27. Ya he has to lick since he doesn't have any lips. n/t

The spineless wimp.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Spineless Sot

No vision, no independence, no cajones

If the GOP implodes over this radical fringe Tea Party move

what will be left standing?

We can only hope it happens in 2016

and not in 2018 or 2020

I'm about 25% convinced it is in the early stages of happening at this point

[OnDoutside]

9. Excellent news !

If the Democrats can't make hay with this, they should give up the ghost !

[bullwinkle428]

10. The circle will be complete when "Classie Ben Sassie" announces his endorsement.

Points for those who get the reference!

[hibbing]

11. Of course he will n/t

[TeamPooka]

13. Paul Ryan hammers final nail in coffin of old GOP. All hail the Trumpublicans. nt

[geek tragedy]

14. he too has decided to kneel before Zod nt

[Mz Pip]

16. Of course he did.

He was always going to support Trump. He just wanted to make it seem like it was a thoughtful decision.

[Loki]

19. Goodbye Paul

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Old Yellow Stain Paul.

[askeptic]

20. ...and the final stage - acceptance!

We all knew he was way more opportunistic than principled...

[SmittynMo]

21. I thought this would have

given him a stroke, or something. I guess he survived

[bdwker]

22. Spineless Weasel

he will live to regret that.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

23. What did Trump promise Ryan in return for his vote?

My guesses: (1) Ryan gets to select all Supreme Court and Federal court nominees (the Courts of Appeals arguably have as much or more power than SCOTUS), and (2) Trump agreed to cut Social Security. Both would be major unalterable changes to the fabric of this country.

Maybe also Trump gets to address Congress prior to the election? It'd be unprecedented, but so was having the Israeli Prime Minister do it...

[asiliveandbreathe]

24. Hitch that wagon AynRyanrand...

You and your ilk have sold your souls to the devil -

Ryans world - screw you Americans.....my way or the highway...those entitlements - forget about it..women - we own your body - latinos - go home - etc etc etc..the needy and the poor - no more food stamps - children - forget about healthcare..war war war war and more war.....

Ryan makes me sick....

[LuckyLib]

26. Talk about having to hold his nose. Ryan must be cringing all the way. His

fingers are crossed that tRump loses and the table is thus set for 2020.

[Solly Mack]

28. Well, duh.