Ryan Spox Pleads With Reporters To Stop Asking About Trump

In this photo taken Feb. 11, 2016, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan said Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, Republicans are taking legal steps to sto... In this photo taken Feb. 11, 2016, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan said Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, Republicans are taking legal steps to stop President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS
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A week ago Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) commandeered national media attention when he appeared live on CNN to announce that he was not yet able to back Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee.

Tuesday his spokesperson sent an email addressed to “The Fourth Estate” begging reporters to stop obsessing over Donald Trump and instead focus on House bills to address the opioid crisis.

“You should know that Thursday’s Ryan/Trump meeting is not the most important thing happening in DC this week. While it’s a busy week on the political front, it also happens to be an important week on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives,” spokeswoman AshLee Strong wrote in an email to reporters.

Strong noted that the House is scheduled to vote on 18 bills to address the opioid epidemic, listing them out for reporters.

“House Republicans promised swift action to tackle the opioid crisis and they are staying true to their word,” she continued. “So while politics may have your attention right now, we hope you’ll have time to review and write on this important and thoughtful action the House is about to take to tackle the disturbing opioid epidemic.”

Ryan is now set to meet with Trump on Capitol Hill on Thursday. With both the House and Senate back in session this week, lawmakers have been forced to answer whether they will support Trump as the nominee, and they are already sick of it.

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  1. The curse of being involved with clickbait, when you are trying to pretend to be serious.

  2. LOL! Where has this spokesperson been? All things connected to Trump are like catnip for horse-race obsessed political stenographers.

  3. “We built it!” now you own it!

  4. PLEASE STOP ASKING ME about that ELEPHANT in the room!

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