Former President Trump on Friday fired back at former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) after a speech in which Ryan criticized Trump’s continued grip on the Republican Party.
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Donald Trump Calls Paul Ryan a Curse to Republicans After Ex-Speaker Urges GOP to Move in New Direction
On 5/28/21 at 10:35 AM EDT
Donald Trump is hitting back at Paul Ryan after the former House speaker urged his fellow Republicans to move beyond Trump s presidency.
In a statement Friday morning, Trump slammed Ryan as a RINO a Republican in Name Only before blaming him for the party s loss in the 2012 presidential election and stating he shouldn t advise the party on how to win future elections. Paul Ryan has been a curse to the Republican Party, the former president said. He has no clue as to what needs to be done for our Country, was a weak and ineffective leader, and spends all of his time fighting Republicans as opposed to Democrats who are destroying our Country.
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Former President Donald Trump on Friday launched a string of criticisms of Paul Ryan after the former House speaker urged Republican voters to move the party away from the 45th president.
Ryan, speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, claimed the Republican Party is at a crossroads but avoided talking about Trump by name. We win majorities by directing our loyalty and respect to voters and by staying faithful to the conservative principles that unite us, he continued. This was true even when the person leading our movement was as impressive, polished, and agreeable as they come.