Paul Ryan, leader: 'There are some people out there who want to harm the president'

Daily Kos Staff

Wednesday May 17, 2017 · 8:30 AM PDT

2017/05/17 · 08:30

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) congratulates House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) after Republicans passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare, during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House, on May 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. The House bill would still need to be passed by the Sebate before being signed into law. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) — I guess we now know who really is the tool in this relationship, don't we, Speaker Ryan?

Speaker Paul Ryan advised his Republican colleagues in the House to be "sober" in responding to the latest bombshell in the ongoing Russia/Trump saga—the documentation fired FBI Director James Comey is reported to have as evidence that popular vote loser Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice. Be "sober," Ryan said, because it could be a trap from Trump's enemies.

“That is our job, to be sober, to be passionate … and to follow the facts wherever they may lead,” he said.
“It is obvious—there are some people out there who want to harm the president,” he said. “We have an obligation to carry out our oversight, regardless of which party is in the White House. That means before rushing to judgment we get all the pertinent information.”

That's one of the more creative lines of defense we're hearing from Republicans. You've got the bald "it's not illegal if the president does it," the new and creative "he didn't mean it, he just says dumb things," and this one—the real problem are the enemies of Trump, the people who leaked the fact that he leaked classified intelligence to the Russians and, apparently, James Comey.

But it's not really his problem, Ryan added, actually saying "I don't worry about things that are outside of my control." Leadership! Also, too, does he still have confidence in Trump? "I do," he says. And he will continue to until he gets to end Medicare as we know it.

Paul Ryan, leader: 'There are some people out there who want to harm the president'

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