The speaker also decried the leak of GOP leadership recordings.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan offered a blunt assessment of President Donald Trump ‘s recent setbacks, saying in a radio interview Friday that he’s had « a bad two weeks. »
Appearing on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Ryan dismissed speculation that Trump’s setbacks and turmoil in the White House would hurt the GOP majority and Republicans’ agenda.
« Blah, blah, blah is what I say about that stuff, » said Ryan. « This is what I call the white noise of Washington-Beltway media. We’re busy doing our work. »
He later added: « If we keep our promises and do our work, I think people will reward us. »
Asked about Trump’s performance, Ryan said, « Obviously he clearly did have a bad two weeks. »
« It’s clearly my hope that he does … right the ship, that he improves so that we can just get going, » said the speaker.
Ryan said that he hopes the Senate passes health care by the August recess and added that he is concerned by the leak of a GOP leadership recording to The Washington Post in which House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, joked about Russian President Vladimir Putin paying Trump.
« I’ve never seen anything like this, » he said. « That’s a pretty bizarre thing to happen, so obviously that’s a cause of concern of ours. »
