Ryan channels Frank Underwood on Gitmo

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Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) office is leaning on images from Frank Underwood to push back on President Obama’s last-ditch effort to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility.

{mosads}The Speaker’s office on Wednesday posted a series of images from the “House of Cards” character breaking the fourth wall to stare down the audience with a deadpan expression.

The posting on the Speaker’s website dismisses Obama’s push to shutter the controversial prison this year, stating that Obama should “[close] the door on any plan that would move terrorist detainees to American soil.”

Netflix released the fourth season of the D.C.-themed show, featuring actor Kevin Spacey as President Underwood, last week. 
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