Paul Ryan Speaks Out: Donald Trump Lost the 2020 Election and is Damaging the GOP

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) bucked the Republican Party, saying that erstwhile President Donald Trump mislaid the 2020 wide election. Trump has repeatedly promoted the “Big Lie” that the predetermination was rife with fraud and maltreatment and has attempted to formed President Joe Biden arsenic illegitimate contempt each grounds to the contrary.

“President Trump mislaid the election. Joe Biden won the election,” Ryan said successful an interview with WISN 12 News. He added: “It was not rigged. It was not stolen. Donald Trump mislaid the election. Joe Biden won the election. It’s truly clear.”

Ryan besides commented connected Wisconsin’s Republican-led predetermination audit of the 2020 predetermination that was spurred successful ample portion by Trump’s lies. He said that Trump has “exhausted his cases.”

“He exhausted his cases,” Ryan said. “He exhausted the tribunal challenges. None of them went his way, truthful helium legitimately lost. Is determination mischief, organized shenanigans successful elections? Sure. Is determination fraud? Yes. Was it organized to the grade that it would person swung the Electoral College and the statesmanlike election? Absolutely not.”

Ryan expressed his content that the Republican Party has formed a cult of property astir the erstwhile president, a determination that could outgo it dearly.

“I deliberation it’s a large mistake for the Republican Party to beryllium a enactment astir a idiosyncratic oregon personality,” Ryan said. “And I deliberation we’ll conscionable support losing if we wrapper ourselves astir 1 person. We person not mislaid this overmuch this accelerated successful a long, agelong time.”