Paul Ryan has kept a relatively low profile since quitting Congress in 2019 to join the board of directors of Fox Corporation, where he reportedly earns an annual salary of almost $350,000.
But in journalist Mark Leibovich’s new book Thank You for Your Servitude, the former Speaker of the House is trying to rebrand himself from the Donald Trump sycophant/slimeball/opportunist we all know him as into a proud American patriot who watched in horror as the MAGA militia stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
I'll be voting for @realDonaldTrump this fall. I'm confident he will help turn the House GOP's agenda into laws. https://t.co/LyaT16khJw
— Paul Ryan (@PRyan) June 2, 2016
Ryan, who endorsed Trump in both 2016 and 2020, told Leibovich he’s not much of a crier, but “something snapped” in him as he watched the violent insurrection on TV and he “found himself sobbing” at the deadly chaos unfolding on his old stomping ground.
“I spent my whole adult life in that building,” the ex-congressman said. “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.”
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“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. And everyone could then just get on with their lives.”
But if Ryan thought his interview with Leibovich would repair the damage done to his reputation by all those years he spent enabling and defending Trump, he can think again. Literally nobody is buying it.
Here’s what folx are saying…
Let’s be abundantly clear about this: if Paul Ryan were so affected by the Jan. 6th attack—crying, he claims, no less—he’d be doing everything he can to hold accountable those behind it.
But he’s not. Because Paul Ryan has only ever cared about Paul Ryan. Stop listening to him.
— Charlotte Clymer ??????? (@cmclymer) July 11, 2022
So, I just read that Paul Ryan "sobbed" in front of the TV on J6.
Really? Does anyone think tfg worked in a vacuum? Everything that happened, happened because nimrod traitors like Paul Ryan enabled him.
He sobbed? Whatever. He's complicit.
— Michelle says "We're not going back" (@RageMichelle) July 11, 2022
Former Speaker Paul Ryan was “sobbing” as he watched the Jan 6 terrorist attack on our Capitol
Umm dude you literally sit on the board of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp
You did this. Your friends did this. You made $334,992 from Fox in 2021
So please stop with your fake ass tears
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) July 11, 2022
I hear Paul Ryan also peed himself on Jan 6 and then didn’t even change clothes before Fox’s next board meeting.
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) July 11, 2022
Not so into the armed insurrection but sort of into Paul Ryan crying.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 11, 2022
Paul Ryan can fuck all the way off.
It’s because of greedy pathetic bootlicking cowards like him that Donald Trump got elected in the first place.
He knew Trump was an unqualified fascist moron, but he kept his mouth shut and toed the line to get his judges & tax cuts.
— The USA Singers (@TheUSASingers) July 11, 2022
Paul Ryan and Brett Kavanaugh should have a cry-off to decide, once and for all, which of them is the more cowardly piece of shit.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 11, 2022
I don't give a fuck if Paul Ryan was "sobbing" when he watched the Jan 6th insurrection. He did absolutely nothing when he could have. He sat quietly as the flames grew.
— Amy Lynn?? (@AmyAThatcher) July 11, 2022
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— D. Earl Stephens ?? (@EarlOfEnough) July 11, 2022
Paul Ryan was sobbing? The way he was sobbing when he used survivor benefits to get through college and then wanted to gut the safety net for others as they sobbed?
— Really Rick Havoc (@RikHavic) July 11, 2022
Paul Ryan was so upset on January 6th his tears almost smeared Rupert Murdoch's signature on the former Speaker's paycheck from Fox News.
— The Notorious ROY G BIV (@robwoodyard1) July 11, 2022
BREAKING: Paul Ryan says he sobbed while watching the January 6th insurrection on TV, but then consoled himself remembering how he had done literally everything within his power, influence, and energy to prevent Trump's damage to our democracy.
— The Halfway Post (@HalfwayPost) July 11, 2022
During his 20 years in Congress, in addition to constantly kissing Trump’s ass, Ryan supported job discrimination based on sexual orientation and a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, he also opposed gay adoption and the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
abfab
He could always spend a few long, hard, hot summer months with his buddies up at THE LOG CABIN. Mario will be happy to kiss your flat ass all night long.
Den
I don’t know. I assume “mario” is one of those heterosexuals who come here to heckle…like poorly raised children.
Mario
I despise Paul Ryan. He’s a phony piece of crap.
Mister P
Good one! abfab!!
MystiRivers
Always appreciate the incisive journalism here!
tmball13
Paul Ryan was in lockstep With Mitch McConnell his entire time in Washington DC. Let’s keep in mind that he helped destroy the judiciary, he did his dead level best block everything that Barack Obama did simply because Barack Obama was Democrat. Stop listening to this moron. Stay out of the Eddie Munsters
fredk3
eddie munster can go crawl back into his f*king kitchen cabinet & shut his pie hole.
woodroad34
Another example of why not to vote for Republicans, who over and over again show the absolute worst decision and discernment skills–These people pull logic out of their unclean derriers. You’ll find the country totally ruined in the long run, just like after Trump, Bush 1&2, Reagan, the current SCOTUS, et al.
Mario
“…the absolutely worst decision…skills…”
Really?
Biden’s decision-making skills have given us:
open borders
a flood of illegal aliens
highest inflation in 40 years
the stock market is plunging
rents are out of sight
housing prices are surging
food shortages
baby formula shortages
supply chain problems
astronomical gas prices
highest rate of fentanyl deaths
crime is surging
homelessness is quickly increasing across America
Monkeypox is on the rise
Covid is still killing people
war in Ukraine
the debacle in Afghanistan
American voters are blaming Joe Biden for all of these things.
New York Times poll:
Biden’s approval rating is 33%.
Civiqs poll:
Biden’s approval rating 29%.
FiveThirtyEight poll:
Joe Biden is the most disliked president in 75 years.
New York Times poll:
64% of Democrats don’t want Biden as presidential nominee in 2024.
Bosch
Mario, I would like you to explain for each of those points, individually, how they are the responsibility and result of a president. Go!
Mario
Bosch:
It doesn’t matter what you or I think. It’s the view of the American electorate. In elections, that’s all that counts.
Don’t forget, you and your ilk blamed Trump for EVERYTHING. So, turning the tables is fair game, and the American voters agree.
DBMC
Hey Mario,
A lot of it was Trump’s fault.
Just as a lot of it was Ryan’s fault.
A lot of it was and is your fault.
Have a nap, sweetie.
scotty
cry me a river why dontchya. scumbag
Jaws1939
He is part the quilt that is built on hate. I hope one day he suffers from all the bad things he was for.
johncp56
I just learned today LOL on the viewnif true, he is a big wig at FOX news what a d bag, crocodile tears
Jim
At one point in time I would have considered voting for Ryan. But instead of staying and fighting he cut and ran.
DBMC
So you want social security and medicare ended?
DBMC
He paved the way for what happened. He’s as responsible as anyone else.
CNY1983
i hate to tell ryan this but i knew people who lived in ayn rands building…..
THEY WOULD NOT GET IN THE ELEVATOR IF SHE WAS IN IT!
TRUE STORY.