Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan apparently “found himself sobbing” as he watched the January 6 riot at the Capitol unfold.
The revelation comes via a new book written by journalist Mark Leibovich titled, “Thank You For Your Servitude.”
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“I spent my whole adult life in that building,” Ryan is quoted as saying. “And I saw my friends, a lot of cops, some of my old security detail — I’m still friends with a bunch of those guys. It really disturbed me, foundationally.”
Leibovich goes on to write that “something snapped” in Ryan as the Capitol riot unfolded.
A copy of the book was obtained by CNN. It is set to be published on Tuesday.
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was “sobbing” as he watched the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol unfold on television, a new book reports. https://t.co/dvho78tzQU
— CNN (@CNN) July 11, 2022
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Paul Ryan Was ‘Sobbing’ on January 6
Aside from trying to out-whine Adam Kinzinger when it comes to the most dramatic response to the Capitol riot from GOP men, Paul Ryan also spoke to the author about how he felt Donald Trump’s presidency would end as opposed to what actually took place on January 6.
“Ryan figured the president would bitch and moan and maybe make a big show of ‘fighting’ for his supporters for a while,” Leibovich writes.
“Everyone could feel good and victimized. But eventually Trump would just leave; hopefully, he would know to do this on his own,” he added. “And everyone could then just get on with their lives.”
Ryan also stated of the events at the Capitol: “I was horrified.”
Paul Ryan’s tenure in Congress and poor showing in the 2012 Presiential race had me sobbing too. https://t.co/EI6XsUkci5
— Cryptid Politics 🇺🇸 (@CryptidPolitics) July 11, 2022
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Paul Ryan’s latest description of his feelings during the January 6 riot at the Capitol tracks closely with previous comments.
The former Mitt Romney running mate also overdramatized the entire ordeal and Trump’s role, saying he found it “horrifying to see a presidency come to such a dishonorable and disgraceful end.”
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Trump has referred to Ryan as a “curse to the Republican Party” after he advised the GOP to steer clear of the former president and the “populist appeal of one personality.”
“He has no clue as to what needs to be done for our Country, was a weak and ineffective leader, and spends all of his time fighting Republicans as opposed to Democrats who are destroying our Country,” Trump said.
Trump Calls Paul Ryan ‘Curse To The Republican Party’ After Former House Speaker Attacks Him
“As a Republican, having Paul Ryan on your side almost guarantees a loss, for both you, the Party, and America itself!” @TPInsidr @rustyweiss74 https://t.co/nC6z89WcMd
— Brett R. Smith (@BrettRSmith76) May 28, 2021
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Paul Ryan also may have found himself ‘sobbing’ after he campaigned for Representative Tom Rice (SC), one of only 10 Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump over the January 6 riot, only to watch Rice get hammered in last month’s primary.
Rep. Tom Rice (R), likely losing renomination in SC07 — tonight or in a June 28 runoff — campaigned with ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan as the contest wound down.
Suggests Ryan isn’t exactly an influential figure in GOP politics these days, to put it mildly.
— David Mark (@DavidMarkDC) June 15, 2022
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If that wasn’t bad enough, Ryan has been quietly backing another anti-Trump Republican, Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY).
CNN reports that Cheney, who also voted to impeach Trump and has been on a rabid crusade against the former President ever since, is “in a lot of trouble” in regards to retaining her seat.
The primary is on August 16th. An internal Republican poll has Cheney trailing her opponent by 30 points.
NEW: A @club4growth poll of #WYAL shows Rep Liz Cheney (R) down 30 points to the Trump-backed Harriet Hageman (R) in the Aug 16 primary
Hageman – 56%
Cheney – 26%
Bouchard – 12%
Undecided – 6%WPAi poll of 400 LVs on May 24-25. Club is backing Hagemanhttps://t.co/SMWJLvJqrm
— Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) May 27, 2022
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With Kinzinger already bowing out of running for reelection, it would appear that he, Ryan, and Cheney can all visit AOC’s therapist very soon and share in a good group cry.
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AND the award for best actor goes to Rino Ryan presented to him by Megan Cheney aka
Rino.
The following is what I posted in 2016 when Ryan first became an anti-Trumper and is true today: Paul Ryan is a phony RINO POS sellout. He showed his true colors with his unnecessary press conference wherein he stated he does not support Donald Trump and told the Representatives they were on their own whether to support Trump or not. This after Trump had a good debate wherein he pointed out the corruption of Killary Clinton. Wise people already knew this RINO did not support Trump and he does not care about this country or the direction it is headed with his support of open borders. Paul Ryan claims to be “Pro-Life” yet did nothing to stop funding the abortion mill Planned Parenthood, after it was learned they butcher babies for profit. RINO Ryan, it is YOU who should step down as Speaker and resign as a US Representative. RINO Ryan is a LOSER!
January 6, 2021 protest at the Capitol
Nancy Pelosi’s inquisition regarding the January 6, 2021 protest at the Capitol has begun on July 27, 2021. The Committee is made up of anti-Trump DemonRATS and two anti-Trump RINOS. So we all know how this will end, which will be an indictment of President Donald Trump, basically amounting to a third impeachment and Trump supporters. President Trump told his supporters to peacefully and patriotically march to the Capitol to have their voices heard, which is their First Amendment Right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. So why was the PEOPLE’S HOUSE closed to the public on January 6, 2021? The people should have been allowed into the building, where they could have sat in the balcony and oversee the procedure of certifying the Electoral College votes.
These Trump supporters came to Washington DC to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, because of fraud that occurred in select battleground states with the use of mail in ballots and voting machines that could be manipulated to steal the election from President Donald Trump disenfranchising those who cast legitimate votes.
The FBI knew about the possible violent attack in advance of the well publicized January 6th, 2021, Trump rally, but did nothing. Many of the people who entered the Capitol were let in by the Capitol police raising suspicions of an inside job. What did Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell know prior to the attack and what if anything did they do about it?
ANTIFA used social media and telegraphed their move weeks before the event on Facebook posts stating they would infiltrate the protests as Trump MAGA supporters so Trump supporters would get the blame for the violence. I would say those people wearing black clothes, with helmets and backpacks and very clean MAGA hats were members of ANTIFA and the Black Lies Mob. Yet, within a day the FBI said ANTIFA was not involved in the attack. How would they know that soon who was involved?
Could it be ANTIFA and the Black Lies Mob has become the militant arm of DemonRATS and thus can do no wrong? Could it be the FBI has become part of the SWAMP and wanted to make sure Trump and his supporters got the blame? It has since been learned that an ANTIFA/Black Lies Mob member John Sullivan of Utah was involved in the disturbance. So how many more infiltrated the crowd? Just another reason the FBI has lost credibility and can no longer be believed. The FBI’s reputation has been tarnished since traitors Hussein Obama and James Comey, while the Director of the FBI, attempted a coup to take out President Trump.
Any of the protesters who assaulted any officers should be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. There have been many arrests made, but none have been charged with insurrection. Most of them have been basically charged with trespassing. Many of them have been placed in solitary confinement, been beaten by guards and refused bail. Yet, during the past year ANTIFA and the Black Lies Mob were rioting in DemonRAT cities. These THUGS were looting and burning down businesses and government buildings. Many police were injured by these THUGS and people were murdered. However, they were not treated the same way as the protesters at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Many of them were arrested and then released. Eventually many were not prosecuted. Commiela Harris and other DemonRATS helped in securing bail money for them. I believe the protesters at the Capitol on January 6, are being treated more harshly to intimidate them and anyone else who supports Donald Trump.
On the first day of the Committee they had four Capitol police officers testify and tell their stories on what occurred to them on January 6, 2021. It is unknown as to how these four were selected to testify. Officer Dunn admitted that he voted for Joe Biden, could that be why he was selected? From their testimony it was clear they had an anti-Trump bias. They all read from prepared scripts that probably were written for them because some of them stumbled on some of the words.
It seemed some of their statements appeared to be embellished as to what occurred. They claimed that the protesters were armed with handguns, but had no proof and no arrests. Officer Dunn said he could see printing of handguns on some of the protesters. (The term printing is a simple way of saying that the outline of the firearm is visible through clothes or the cover garment while concealed carrying.) However, none of the protesters displayed a gun or shot anyone. The only one who had an actual gun was the black Capitol police officer who shot and killed white Ashli Babbit. This officer has not been identified nor has his reason for shooting her has not been revealed. The Department of Justice has stated it was a justified shoot and ended the investigation without revealing the results of the investigation to the public.
The DemonRATS claim to want the TRUTH as to what occurred on January 6, 2021 and what led up to it. If they truly want to get the truth then they need to call on at least these three people to testify; Nancy Pelosi, Sergeant of Arms and the black officer who shot Babbit. I seriously doubt that they will be called on to testify. This dog and pony show is to get Donald Trump and to distract to the harm the DemonRATS are doing to the country.