As more presidential contenders declare their candidacy some Republicans are taking the time to publicly break with former President Donald Trump well ahead of the 2024 primaries.
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is firmly against what is now Trump's third pursuit of the White House and says he intends to keep his distance-literally.
In an interview with WISN-TV, Ryan said he will not attend the Republican National Conference (RNC) if former President Trump wins the party's presidential nomination in 2024.
Ryan announced the results naming Trump as the Republican nominee in 2016 when he was the chair of the RNC convention.
“It depends on who the nominee is. I'll be here if it's someone not named Trump,” he said.
The 2024 RNC will be held in Ryan's home state Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
“I'm not interested in participating in that, no. Even in Wisconsin,” he added.
Ryan, who was now-Sen. Mitt Romney‘s (Utah) vice presidential running mate, expressed his doubts Trump will manage to win the GOP's nomination.
“The reason I don't think he'll be our nominee is because we now we're going to lose with him,” he said. “He cost us the House in '18, he lost the White House in '20, he cost us the Senate in '20, he cost us the Senate again in 2022, and he cost us probably a good dozen House seats in 2022. This is a lesson we don't need to repeat again.”
Despite his lack of confidence in Trump's latest presidential pursuit the former House Speaker refused to throw his support behind any other candidate.
On Sunday, Trump ripped into Ryan over his comments on Truth Social.
“Paul Ryan is a loser, Mitt Romney could have won without him. I won twice, did much better the second time, and was 233 Wins out of 253 Races in the Midterms. Paul Ryan is destroying Fox, and couldn't get elected dogcatcher in the Republican Party!” he posted.
Since leaving Congress in 2019, Ryan has served on the board of Fox News's parent company and as vice chairman of Teneo, a public relations and CEO advisory firm.
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Paul Ryan reminds me of someone who will say they won’t go to a party when he was never invited in the first place. Say bye-bye Ryan, we don’t want you.
Trump or no Trump, does anyone really care if Ryan attends the RNC at all?
I sure don’t.
Bye Felicia
WHO IN THE HELL DOES RYAN THINK HE IS, THE PEOPLE WILL VOTE FOR WHO EVER THEY WANT, AND YO HELL WITH THIS RINO RYAN.
This RINO was booted as House Speaker after only 4 years; Go Figure. He should follow Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger out the door.
I’m with you, Once a Rino. I sure hope McCarthy stays a true Gop and doesn’t turn Rino.
Paul is trying to play the game of the little boy who wants to take his ball and go home. Well he is a little boy but he is without a ball.
Are you implying he has no balls? 🙂
If RINO Ryan is a no-show, will anyone even notice?
Paul is showing his inner Cheney, Kinzinger.
Paul Ryan’s pitiful house leadership is the reason Trump lost control of Congress at his mid-term election. No more RINO Ryan.
It would be a God Send if Ryan stayed at home. Just another Rino. He carries no weight at all after his last run for president fell flat. Why he’s still in ant elected position stymies us all.
Gee paul, most of us dont even want you in office, so why would any of us give a Rats ass if you attend or not, lol what a clown show comment
Paul Ryan is a POS. It’s funny how he think he gets to choose who gets nominated and the people shouldn’t have a say. He’s use to the corruption where the people didn’t matter so he can’t stand a guy like Trump who shines a light on scum in congress. Wanna bet Paul Ryan has alittle Epstein Island in his closet?
Ryan
we don’t care and we don’t miss you at all.
That is great news for all republicans. Paul Ryan is a traitor.
Isn’t it interesting that Paul Ryan and Mittens have gone after Trump with much more aggression and viterol than they ever did toward OBama when running in the presidential election….hmmm…could they possibly have just been token candidates….and were a part of “the plan”……they are worse than Rinos….they are traitors if the worse kind….