After Donald Trump made a surprise deal with Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer to pair hurricane relief with a three month debt limit hike, bypassing Republican leaders Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Mitch McConnell, Fox News host Lou Dobbs took his laser-focused hatred off of Hillary Clinton for one segment and aimed his white hot vitriol in an unusual place—right at Speaker Ryan.
This is something else. Because somehow, some way, Trump doing a deal with Democrats behind Ryan’s back makes Paul Ryan a RINO (Republican in name only)?
Watch as the Fox News snake begins to eat his own tail:
Lou Dobbs isn’t the only one out for Paul Ryan. Republican House members are reportedly discussing how to get the Boy Wonder out of the Speaker's chair:
Several influential House conservatives are privately plotting ways to use the legislative calendar this fall to push their hard-line agenda — including quiet discussions about possibly mounting a leadership challenge to House Speaker Paul D. Ryan.
The group has gone so far as to float the idea of recruiting former House speaker Newt Gingrich or former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum as potential replacements for Ryan (R-Wis.) should there be a rebellion. The Constitution does not require that an elected member of the House serve as speaker.
While the chances that a non-House member could mount a credible threat to Ryan are exceedingly slim, the fact that the group has even toyed with the idea underscores their desire to create trouble for GOP leaders if they believe their demands are not being addressed.
It’s go time.