Paul Ryan may be forced out of speakership in a matter of months: Report

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Paul Ryan may be forced out of speakership in a matter of months: Report
by Katelyn Caralle
 | April 12, 2018 08:09 AM



Republican sources say House Speaker Paul Ryan may be forced out of his leadership position in a matter of months, even though he has said he plans to keep the gavel until he retires in January.

“Scuttlebutt is that Paul will have to step down from speakership soon,” a source close to Republican leadership told Axios. “Members won’t follow a lame duck, he’ll have no leverage to cut deals, and the last thing they need in this environment is six months of palace intrigue and everyone stabbing everyone else in the back."

Ryan could be forced to give up his chair early if Republicans decide they want the stability of a new speaker now, as they head into the mid-term elections.

Sources told Axios that Trump will most likely want to back the No. 2 House Republican, Leader Kevin McCarthy, Calif., to replace Ryan.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/paul-ryan-may-be-forced-out-of-speakership-in-a-matter-of-months-report

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Ryan rebuffs calls that he make a speedier exit

By Scott Wong - 04/12/18 02:55 PM EDT

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday he’s not going anywhere anytime soon — despite a very small band of lawmakers who say he should relinquish the Speaker’s gavel now.

A day after he announced he’ll leave Congress in January, Ryan forcefully pushed back on calls within his GOP conference to resign now to avoid a messy, protracted leadership race that could prove distracting before the pivotal midterm elections. 

“I’ve said all along my plan is to stay here and run through the tape. … I’ve talked to a lot of members who think it’s in all of our best interest for this leadership team to stay in place and run through the tape,” Ryan told reporters on Thursday.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/382894-ryan-rebuffs-calls-that-he-make-a-speedier-exit

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Sources told Axios that Trump will most likely want to back the No. 2 House Republican, Leader Kevin McCarthy, Calif., to replace Ryan.

Yup.  The perennially stupid party goes for the next guy who's turn it is.