Former President Donald Trump is not pleased with former House Speaker Paul Ryan s remarks suggesting that it is time for the Republican Party to move on from the controversial Trump presidency.On Friday, May 28, Trump released a statement targeting Ryan, whom he refers to as a "RINO" a Republican.
Two familiar names within the GOP are criticizing one another in regard to the future of the Republican Party—former President Trump and former House Speaker Paul Ryan..
He added: “They do nothing for our forward-surging Republican Party!”
Mr. Ryan did not mention Mr. Trump by name in his address, nor did he mention the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
His message, though, was clear: The conservative movement and GOP are too closely tied to Mr. Trump.
“Once again, we conservatives find ourselves at a crossroads. And here’s one reality we have to face: If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere,” Mr. Ryan said Thursday.
Mr. Ryan said it was “horrifying to see a presidency come to such a dishonorable and disgraceful end.”
Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president s divisive politics and those Republican leaders who emulate him. Ryan made his remarks during a Thursday evening address at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. He was critical of both Republicans and Democrats, though he saved his sharpest barbs for Trump, who is by most measures the leader of the modern-day Republican Party. It was horrifying to see a presidency come to such a dishonorable and disgraceful end, Ryan said, referring to the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol that Trump inspired on Jan. 6.