Former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan has bemoaned being labeled a “Republican In Name Only” (RINO) in an interview on Fox News, where he is now a board member. Ryan, 54, called himself “an anti-establishment Republican” during an appearance with the network’s Neil Cavuto, wherein he blasted former President Trump as “unfit for office.”
During the conversation, Ryan claimed neoconservative Nikki Haley would “win this thing by 12 points” and explained that he would be writing in his candidate for president, effectively telling Fox News viewers to throw the election for Joe Biden.
Look, I got death, taxes, and weird stuff from Donald Trump. These are the three certainties in my life, so to me, it’s just another day in my life,” Ryan seethed. “Fealty to Trump is what RINO is. Meaning, if you don’t pledge fealty to this man, then you are a RINO,” he claimed.
Ryan went on to complain Trump is a “populist” and “not a conservative.”
“I would prefer a party that is based on principles, not personality or populism. This populism is untethered to principles, and that’s why, you know, I’m an anti-establishment Republican,” Ryan claimed, also describing himself as a “classical liberal” and “free market conservative.”
Neil Cavuto tells Paul Ryan he has a “great future” in politics if he wants back in.
Paul Ryan says he’s an “anti-establishment” Republican
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