Paul Ryan Makes Move after Midterms: ‘Trump Gives Us Problems Politically, a Drag on Our Ticket’

Former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan has made his move on President Donald Trump following the midterm elections.

During an interview with Wisconsin media outlet WISN 12 News, Ryan tried to blame Trump for the GOP not securing the “red tsunami” many expected.

While the red wave didn’t pan out as hoped, Republicans appear to be set to take back control of the House and could still win the majority in the Senate.

Either way, candidates endorsed by Trump still performed well in their races.

However, Ryan is joining other Trump critics in trying to blame the 45th president for the results.

โ€œRepublicans didnโ€™t see that red wave like they were predicting,โ€ said WISN 12 News reporter Caroline Reinwald.

โ€œWhy do you think that is and what kind of lessons do you think Republican leadership should be taking away from that?โ€

Ryan said: โ€œI think weโ€™re going to have to do a lot of soul-searching and head-scratching, looking through and parsing the numbers as to why we didnโ€™t perform as well as we would have liked to.

โ€œRon got re-elected, Iโ€™m very happy to see that.

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“It was a mixed-blessing night, but we should have done better than we did.

โ€œI think Trumpโ€™s kind of a drag on our ticket.

โ€œI think Donald Trump gives us problems, politically.

โ€œWe lost the House, the Senate, and the White House in two years when Trump was on the ballot, or in office.

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โ€œI think we just have some Trump hangover.

โ€œI think heโ€™s a drag on our office, on our races.โ€

โ€œWhat do you thinkโ€™s going to happen if Donald Trump announces heโ€™s going to run for president again?โ€ Reinwald asked Ryan.

Ryan said:

โ€œI mean, I assume heโ€™s going to announce, but I honestly donโ€™t think heโ€™ll get the nomination at the end of the day.

โ€œWe want to win.

โ€œWe want to win the White House and we know with Trump weโ€™re so much more likely to lose.

โ€œJust look at the difference between votes, between Trump candidates and non-Trump aligned candidates.

โ€œItโ€™s really clear to me and the evidence is pretty stark that if we have a nominee not named Trump, weโ€™re so much more likely to win the White House than if our candidateโ€™s named Trump.

โ€œWe have to offer the country a better way forward.

โ€œI think we have to offer the country solutions.

โ€œWe have to offer the country a really clear and compelling choice as to how our party is ripe and ready to solve big problems confronting the country and that weโ€™re putting leaders forward that people can vote for that they want to vote for,โ€ Ryan said.

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