Ryan: ‘We Are A Divided Nation, And Now We Have A Divided Washington’

Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Wednesday morning congratulated Democrats on their new House majority and said the divided Congress now matched the “divided nation.”

“Tonight history has repeated itself. A party in power always faces tough odds in its first midterm election. It is always hard to see friends and good colleagues work so hard and fall short. Yet I’m proud of the campaign that our members and candidates ran in a challenging political environment. I congratulate Democrats on a new House majority and Senate Republicans for maintaining theirs. We don’t need an election to know that we are a divided nation, and now we have a divided Washington. As a country and a government we must find a way to come together to find common ground and build on the successes of this Congress. It has been an incredible honor to lead the House over the past three years. We have made an enduring contribution to the strength and prosperity of this country, and for that I will always remain proud.”

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  1. Just the fact that come January 2019, I won’t have to look at your sorry mug in the halls of Congress is joy to me! Go some place else and screw that over.

  2. Avatar for aiddon aiddon says:

    Jump. Off. A. Fucking. Cliff. Dweeb

  3. Well then you should be proud you helped make it that way

  4. Pot calls kettle black.

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