Paul Ryan To Australia After Testy Trump Call: Don’t Worry, We’re Still Friends!

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens during a news conference with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, following a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Pence and Ryan promised repeal of President Obama’s health care law now that the GOP is in charge of White House and Congress.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens during a news conference with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, following a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017... Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens during a news conference with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, following a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Pence and Ryan promised repeal of President Obama’s health care law now that the GOP is in charge of White House and Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) told reporters Thursday that he values Australia as a U.S. ally after reports surfaced that President Donald Trump had a testy phone call with the Australian Prime Minister and hung up early.

“I don’t think Australia should be worried about it’s relationship with our new president or our country for that matter,” Ryan said. “I know your country well, I’ve met with your leaders continuously over the last number of years.”

Ryan added that Australia was a “very important, essential ally.”

That is where Ryan stopped, however, because he said he typically doesn’t respond to the “tweet of the hour.”

According to the Washington Post, Trump upbraided Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a deal between Australia and the United States to receive from refugees from Australia. Trump also condemned the deal in a Tweet Thursday morning.

Reports of Trump’s call with the Australian prime minister had sparked some concern on Capitol Hill. On Thursday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) went as far as speaking with the Australian ambassador to the U.S. to ensure him that the U.S. remained a key ally.

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  1. Avatar for danf danf says:

    @realDonaldTrump Not easy to undo US-Australia relationship. I did it in less than two-weeks! Obama couldn’t in eight years! Sad!

  2. Now if you will excuse me, President Trump asked me to write Baron’s book report.

  3. Just form Enablers Anonymous and be done with it. Spineless cowards, every one of them.

  4. @realPresidentBannon is now pissed at Ryan.

  5. So sayeth Paul Ryan, Enabler-in-Chief

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