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Fresh off his endorsement of Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan returned to questioning the Republican nominee’s rhetoric Friday.
Unprompted by WISN radio host Vicki McKenna, Ryan criticized Trump’s racially-based attacks against the federal judge in California overseeing a civil fraud lawsuit against Trump University. Trump has argued that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s Mexican heritage creates, "an inherent conflict of interest,” a position Ryan said he cannot support.
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“Look, the comment about the judge the other day just was out of left field for my mind,” Ryan said. “It’s reasoning I don’t relate to. I completely disagree with the thinking behind that. And so, he clearly says and does things I don’t agree with, and I’ve had to speak up from time to time when that has occurred, and I’ll continue to do that if it’s necessary. I hope it’s not.”
Ryan wasn't the only one calling Trump out. Moments later on CNN, paid contributor and Trump surrogate Kayleigh McEnany called him "off-base to bring up the judge's heritage." McEnany added that Curiel "should not be disqualified for that alone. If he wants to bring up a bias accusation, he has every right to do that."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/paul-ryan-trump-university-judge-223876#ixzz4AY3plmx2
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