The two faces of Paul Ryan

July 3, 2023By David Zukerman

The self-proclaimed  "Never Again  Trumper" Paul Ryan once praised President Donald J. Trump on CNBC's "Squawk Box,"  April 17, 2018 -- chatting with Joe Kernen. This is a dramatically different face than what Breitbart recently reported about Ryan, on the same Squawk Box program, with some very harsh things to say about the former president (chatting with the same Joe Kernan).   Here is the Breitbart account of those mean-spirited comments:

 Ryan said, “It is a disaster if we nominate Trump. You know I think that. I have been saying that for a long time. But Liz  [Cheney]is right, which is, that he could win. I think we lose with him. I think we are much more likely to lose. We haven’t won with him since he first won in 16. We lost the House in ’18, the presidency in ’20, the Senate in ’20, and we could have won the Senate in 2022 but for him."

He continued, "I’m for anybody not named Trump right now."

Ryan added, '"I’m a Never Again Trumper. So, obviously, the 33 percent base doesn’t like a person like me. I’m very clear: I don’t think he’s fit, and I don’t think he could win. Liz is right: he could, and that is dangerous.'"

Googling for a transcript of Ryan's latest attack on the former president, what appeared on my computer was a Squawk Box transcript of Ryan interviewed by Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box," five years ago, when he announced that he was leaving Congress.   Kernen asked Ryan if he was leaving because of President Trump.  He answered, in effect, not at all.  On the April 17, 2018 CNBC "Squawk Box" program, Ryan praised President Trump for his domestic program -- including tax reform and fossil fuel development.  (All caps in the original)............To Read More....

My Take - This is the loser who claimed Ketanji Brown Jackson was a great pick for the Supreme Court, even though it was clear she was a dolt when she was nominated and is now a dangerous dolt since confirmed.  This is the guy who has been chosen to join the Reagan Foundation and Institute Board of Trustees.  Who in the world would pick this RINO loser to be on any board that represents the views of Ronald Reagan?  Apparently this board, just like all the universities and foundations that were created to promote traditional American capitalist and/or Christian values has also become infested with lefitsts.