Paul Ryan To Australia After Testy Trump Call: Don't Worry, We're Still Friends!

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By LAUREN FOX Published FEBRUARY 2, 2017, 12:09 PM EDT

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) told reporters Thursday that he values Australia as a U.S. allies after reports surfaced that President Donald Trump had a testy phone call with the Australian Prime Minister and hung up early.

"I don't think Australia should be worried about it's relationship with our new president or our country for that matter," Ryan said. "I know your country well, I've met with your leaders continuously over the last number of years."

Ryan added that Australia was a "very important, essential ally."

That is where Ryan stopped, however, because he said he typically doesn't respond to the "tweet of the hour."

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Ryan is an ass that no person in Australia would talk to for one second unless they had to.

In Australia they dont use benefits of the government then take them away from others who need them.


Oh and Paul, do NOT speak for us. You are an ass, we do NOT want you speaking for us!

[Angry Dragon]

10. +912

[heaven05]

2. these types

will be doing a lot of this for as long as we remain a viable 'democracy'. Not hopeful, am I.....from one of my movie heroes.

[DetlefK]

3. Paul Ryan is right. Only a fool would waste his time on the hourly dribblings of some idiot.

Why would any care what is written in those "tweets of the hour"?

How important could they possibly be?

It's not like the demented fool behind these hourly rants has some kind of political power!!!

[cloudbase]

4. Here, my friend.

Let me help you get that knife out of your back. Y'know? I have one just like it.

[NCjack]

5. ATTN Australian political leaders

Paul Ryan is willing to remove healthcare from 20 million Americans. Since he is willing to do that to his own fellow citizens, you should consider what he would be willing to do to Australians.

[ffr]

6. rYan doesn't speak for our Ruler. Australia would be wise to discount what he says.

I would.

[flying-skeleton]

7. Yeah Australia ....

We're still Friends.
Just ignore the stick trump shoved up your ass.
Paul Ryan

[dembotoz]

8. as the saying goes....with friends like this.........

[IcyPeas]

9. is there a way to fact check something like this:

Ryan said:

"I know your country well, I've met with your leaders continuously over the last number of years."

smells like fake news to me.

[Blue Idaho]

11. No Paul - no we're not.

You don't fuck over your friends and expect them to stay your friends.

[Doitnow]

12. This is Paul Ryan joining the Dept. of Apologies

founded by McCain. Enjoy your new post., Ryan. You'll be busy this next few years. Better enlist more help.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. It's the GOP's "Apology Tour"

Drumpf's staff and the GOP leadership are now running around daily "apologizing for" or re-interpreting (because by golly, we can't believe our lying ears) every nonsensical and insulting stream-of-consciousness utterance or tweet.

A few minutes before I posted the above, I got breaking banners that reported that Drumpf had now reversed himself on Israel and is now "warning" Bibi not to construct more settlements.

[tanyev]

13. Or, "Please pay no attention to the moron in the White House".

If DT goes on a foreign tour, Congress better have a team ready to follow after him and pick up all his droppings.

[bdamomma]

15. This piece of shit

is his nose getting longer, this man who said on a "hot mic" waste of my fucking time, concerning the Muslim Ban.

I hate them, I hate the repigs.

[Dave Starsky]

16. Paul Ryan: Bruised/Battered Wife in Congressional Form

"He's really a good person. You don't understand. You don't know him. He just gets angry. Don't make him angry."

[RegexReader]

17. Didn't kiss them

plus told them they'd respect them the morning afterwards too?