Ryan in interview: I'm done seeking elected office
Source: Politico
By JAKE SHERMAN 04/11/2018 04:13 PM EDT
Speaker Paul Ryan said in an interview Wednesday that he wont run for public office again after he leaves Congress next year.
During a conversation in his office on the day he told his colleagues he was retiring, Ryan reflected on his relationship with President Donald Trump, and noted he wished the president tweeted less, but said he has developed a good rapport with the commander-in-chief.
"It works better to have private conversations than public disputes," Ryan said.
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pbmus
(12,422 posts)IronLionZion
(45,466 posts)Maybe he can join Boehner and lobby for marijuana legalization
kwassa
(23,340 posts)Now that he has developed all his connections.
rurallib
(62,431 posts)Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)I can think of two former Republican office holders in my own state who got big paying jobs after leaving office. If you screw the people you will be richly rewarded. Too bad it's not illegal.
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,206 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)resigns?
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,013 posts)After the 1962 failed Governor of California campaign:
Ryan hoping that there will be such turmoil in the Trump-Republicon Party that he can ride to the rescue in 2020 as the Party's savior, or not contest 2020 in the hopes that a Democratic contender will win only to be weak in 2024 for Ryan's dreamed-of triumph.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)TranssexualKaren
(364 posts)Ayn Rand accolites dont believe in democracy.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Paul Ryan. Send "Ironstache" a campaign "thank you" donation today!!!
japple
(9,833 posts)get any votes in the next election cycle anyway.
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(14,887 posts)n/t
Aristus
(66,409 posts)Now he has to go get a real job! He's never had one before.