Is this the transcript of the hostage video? https://t.co/XqhjiBNWET
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) June 2, 2016
Welp, so much for that idea:
I'll be voting for @realDonaldTrump this fall. I'm confident he will help turn the House GOP's agenda into laws. https://t.co/LyaT16khJw
— Paul Ryan (@PRyan) June 2, 2016
From Ryan’s op-ed:
Through these conversations, I feel confident he would help us turn the ideas in this agenda into laws to help improve people’s lives. That’s why I’ll be voting for him this fall.
It’s no secret that he and I have our differences. I won’t pretend otherwise. And when I feel the need to, I’ll continue to speak my mind. But the reality is, on the issues that make up our agenda, we have more common ground than disagreement.
For me, it’s a question of how to move ahead on the ideas that I—and my House colleagues—have invested so much in through the years. It’s not just a choice of two people, but of two visions for America. And House Republicans are helping shape that Republican vision by offering a bold policy agenda, by offering a better way ahead.
Donald Trump can help us make it a reality.
You know, Congressman, you didn’t have to do that.
https://twitter.com/ThatElJefe/status/738446914052599808
Gotta love the timing, though.
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/738446881173479425
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/738447425321504768
Well there you have it. Just in time to respond to @HillaryClinton 's stinging foreign policy speech. https://t.co/8ECl8TImgV
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/738448726167945216
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/738449289937092608
Unsurprisingly, Ryan’s lost the respect of many who applauded him for refusing to kneel before Trump.
ughhhhh https://t.co/StbpBkBjwX
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) June 2, 2016
Sigh. https://t.co/u97VaEramh
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 2, 2016
@gazettextra So much for having principles.
— Aaron M. Fugate (@Sconnie_Author) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/738448250957639681
https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/738447240503513089
https://twitter.com/Mason13NYC/status/738446955462963200
I honestly think I had already decided in my head to vote for @PRyan in 2020. I have now changed my vote.
— ????? (@orbislame) June 2, 2016
@AustinHunt @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/zEh4vpbnvh
— Chris Swiftie™?️? (@HuffleBoy) June 2, 2016
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) June 2, 2016
Pathetic.
— MB (@Sugarcubedog) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/KenHamilton1955/status/738451372736012289
And thus endeth your credibility.
— KevDog (@kevdog) June 2, 2016
@gazettextra think I'm going to be sick
— Cookie (@CookieRV) June 2, 2016
.@PRyan isn't stupid. Which means at best, he has no principles, and at worst is being thoughtfully reckless.
— Andre Plaut (@andreplaut) June 2, 2016
You're between a rock and a hard place, but I'm disappointed, Mr. Speaker.
— Chimaera (@Chimaera96) June 2, 2016
Good luck with that.
— Bruce Fulton (@dbfulton) June 2, 2016
.@PRyan I apologize for saying you could never get less dignified than this pic.twitter.com/L9G5EpjPsP
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) June 2, 2016
Cannot describe how disappointed I am, @SpeakerRyan. Spineless https://t.co/L7CCTTnezx
— Rachael Larimore (@RachaelBL) June 2, 2016
Gutless
— Teresa (@TeresaKopec) June 2, 2016
Wow, #PaulRyan (@PRyan) just endorsed @realDonaldTrump? I actually had hope for Speaker Ryan. pic.twitter.com/N5bKawgPtq
— Wilsar™ ?? (@CallMeWilsar) June 2, 2016
.@PRyan @realDonaldTrump hear that noise? It's your credibility flying out through the window
— David Landon Cole (@dlandoncole) June 2, 2016
You should be ashamed.
— John Thrasher (@jthrasher) June 2, 2016
Nope. Never, ever Trump. #FDT #NeverTrump
— Jonathan Robles (@jonathanrobles) June 2, 2016
@gazettextra This is extremely disappointing to hear. I thought you had more character than that…
— Matt Peters (@Page2Matt) June 2, 2016
Until he doesn't, and you get voted out as Speaker for being ineffective. I'm so sorry, but, bless. https://t.co/f1M6vim7v8
— Jay (@OneFineJay) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/mquirion/status/738448040554573826
https://twitter.com/lindapnyc/status/738448574346825728
Coward. You have no principles.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 2, 2016
I'm incredibly disappointed, Speaker Ryan.
— James Garcia Alver (@JayAlver) June 2, 2016
Accountants call this "sunk costs", @PRyan. Never a good reason to do something unwise. https://t.co/mBHCx2kYCa pic.twitter.com/fiU7Wsw7Fi
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) June 2, 2016
That's pretty disappointing.
— Dan (@danielconor18) June 2, 2016
Spineless and disgraceful. Supporting this petty, whining, hateful con man disqualifies you from your position.
— Peter Ramsey (@pramsey342) June 2, 2016
Absolutely pathetic, Mr. Speaker. Trump is not a conservative — apparently, neither are you.
— America Resurgent (@ProgressOutlook) June 2, 2016
Speaker, you were so doing the right thing in putting country ahead of party. Sorry to see you fold.
— Diane Biegel (@DiDi2009) June 2, 2016
@gazettextra Sickening and disappointing.
— Christian Tentoni (@CTentoni) June 2, 2016
That is very disappointing.
— Neil Hansen (@njh2005) June 2, 2016
@pryan pic.twitter.com/kjCHKV5sTH
— Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/danwmeyer/status/738447143401197569
@PRyan pic.twitter.com/EC8xsrFvLd
— Catherine Addington (@caddington11) June 2, 2016
You have lost my support. @realDonaldTrump's campaign sticks on you. @GOP and #RNC leadership need thorough turnover.
— R. David Mullin (@RD_Mullin) June 2, 2016
So short-sided. History will not be kind. https://t.co/6uw8AWKc2F
— lizbuddie (@lizbuddie) June 2, 2016
Sad! You will spend the next 5 months regretting this tweet. Best of luck.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 2, 2016
.@PRyan pic.twitter.com/F1GHIon31y
— ????? (@orbislame) June 2, 2016
So much for Paul Ryan's support of free markets and limited government. #lolnothingmatters
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) June 2, 2016
Good luck with that bro. https://t.co/SqeZCp1Cmt
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/c_m_barnhart/status/738448732677541888
Man, fuck that. https://t.co/I5QAaHEYc7
— Mike (@ThePantau) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/738447080948137984
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/738448812897882112
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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