Trump slams Ryan: I didn’t inherit GOP, I won it
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday continued to criticize Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), denying the Speaker’s assertion that he “inherited” the Republican Party mantle.
“Paul Ryan said that I inherited something very special, the Republican Party,” Trump tweeted. “Wrong, I didn’t inherit it, I won it with millions of voters!”
Paul Ryan said that I inherited something very special, the Republican Party. Wrong, I didn’t inherit it, I won it with millions of voters!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 6, 2016
{mosads}Ryan on Thursday declared that he’s “not ready” to support Trump for president.
“He also inherits something very special, that’s very special to a lot of us. This is the party of Lincoln and Reagan and Jack Kemp,” Ryan said at the time.
Trump responded Thursday with a terse statement: “I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan’s agenda. Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people. They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!”
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