Ryan: Trump’s Personal Attack On MSNBC Host Not ‘Appropriate’ (VIDEO)

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters following a GOP strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. meets with reporters following a GOP strategy session, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s remarks attacking the appearance of “Morning Joe” host Mika Brzezinski were not appropriate or helpful.

“I just saw it a little bit ago. Obviously I don’t see that as an appropriate comment,” Ryan said during his weekly press conference. “I think — look, what we’re trying to do around here is improve the tone and the civility of the debate, and this obviously doesn’t help do that.”

Ryan was the latest in a line of Republicans lawmakers to condemn Trump’s attack on Brzezinski, whom Trump called “low I.Q. Crazy Mika” and claimed visited his Mar-a-Lago resort while “bleeding badly from a face-lift.”

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  1. Careful, Paul, with those vicious personal attacks. This President fights fire with tweets.

  2. But, was Ryan “concerned”?

  3. "Obviously I don’t see that as an appropriate comment,”

    The Granny Starver thinks it’s obvious.

  4. You know what else isn’t appropriate Paul? Taking away health care from millions of people to fund tax cuts for the ultra rich.

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