Paul Ryan’s Call to Elevate Political Rhetoric Aimed at Trump

  • Speaker doesn't mention candidate in call for policy focus
  • Speech is response to Democratic effort to link party to Trump

Speaker Paul Ryan’s Speech a Clear Rebuke to ‘Trumpism’

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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s call in a speech on Wednesday for elevating the political debate to inspire and unite Republicans carried a huge, unspoken subtext: Donald Trump.

Without mentioning the Republican presidential frontrunner by name, Ryan’s speech was a clear rebuke to Trump’s brand of politics.