Trump: I’m Surprised There’s No One “More Conservative” Than Paul Ryan For Speaker

[DCPatriot]

Trump: I’m Surprised There’s No One “More Conservative” Than Paul Ryan For Speaker

“Im not thrilled, I’m not thrilled.”

Andrew Kaczynski


Donald Trump said Thursday he’s not thrilled with the idea of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan being Speaker of the House and expressed shock that Republicans haven’t found a more conservative candidate.

“Im not thrilled, I’m not thrilled,” Trump said of Ryan on the John Fredericks Show. “Not easily, I mean it’s not that you are given a choice. Don’t forget that you have people in Washington, Republicans that are going to be making a choice, and it looks like he is going to be the one. You saw what happens this morning and it looks like he is going to be the one. And if you have to live with it, you have to live with it, John. We can’t go crazy. We can’t say oh gee, I refuse to show up, or I refuse to do something.”

Trump said Ryan was soft on immigration, the key issue of Trump’s campaign.

“Now he’s very, very weak on illegal immigration, I don’t like that, you know he’s an amnesty person, and you know I’m not thrilled with that,” said Trump. “Because you get amnesty and you do something wrong, you get amnesty, that’s not what we are all about. And other things that you mentioned. And at the same time, a very conservative group in Washington, that you like and that I like and you know it looks like they are backing him. You want to sort of have a group of people that are unified and they do need somebody.

“I’m a little surprised that somebody more conservative and tough, because they need some toughness, and smartness, and I’m a little surprised that somebody more conservative and tougher on the issues has not been chosen,” said Trump. “I’m a little surprised, actually.”

Trump’s views on Ryan have shifted between support and criticism in recent years.

more at:   http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/trump-im-surprised-theres-no-one-more-conservative-and-tough#.iwxkLmkvOR

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[DCPatriot]

LOL!   Can we get a WTF from one of the usual suspects here?   

[alicewonders]

LOL!   Can we get a WTF from one of the usual suspects here?   

       :wtf!:

I agree with Trump. 

[mountaineer]

expressed shock that Republicans haven’t found a more conservative candidate.

Back atcha, Don. Oh, you're talking about Speaker of the House, not the White House. Never mind.

[aligncare]

Back atcha, Don. Oh, you're talking about Speaker of the House, not the White House. Never mind.

Good one, mountain. Sharp as ever. 

[flowers]

Back atcha, Don. Oh, you're talking about Speaker of the House, not the White House. Never mind.

  I had to read that twice to get that!     Very good!     VERY GOOD!!! 

[Oceander]

Trump told Fox And Friends in 2011, “Well, I think Boehner is doing a good job, but he’s trying to get the best number he can and it looks like he’s got the votes, but the really big one is going to be what Paul Ryan, who I think is also a terrific guy, just absolutely terrific, what he’s trying to do, that’s the long-term picture.”

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Good catch, but Trump said that 4 years ago.  Nobody cares what Trump said 10 months ago.  He Fights!

[EdinVA]

You hire people to do a job and give them the opportunity to be successful, the choice is theirs, and if they are not, find someone else.

The problem I had with Boehner was his myopic view of solving problems and he was never able to adapt or find alternative approaches to solving problems.
This is where the Dems have beat the conservatives to death.  If the Dems could not get something done following the rules, they simply changed the rules, if someone was in the way, the Dems found a way to to neutralize the obstacle.

Hopefully Ryan can learn and adapt, if not, we may be back here...

[NavyCanDo]

I'm not sure who Trump or anyone else has in mind as being the most conservative House member, but his conservative credentials does not make him a good leader, or a take-charge person with principles, and that's what the GOP needs most. Somebody that can unite the stronger conservatives with the more moderate members and build a cohesive unit, a strong powerful majority that won't be pushed around.

And if Trump feels that strongly about Paul Ryan not being conservative enough, then why don't he suggest some names, rather than try to derail the process?