Listen: President Trump, Paul Ryan, Linda Kenyon discussed on Red Eye Radio

"Mid west. Seize news talk seven sixty WJR Detroit. Surprising move, Ryan's goodbye. I'm Elliot Francis. Many Republican lawmakers are outraged over President Trump's decision to pull US troops from Syria. Jeff Zeleny reports so many loyal allies of this president who are normally deferential Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn occasionally Bob corker, really coming hard. After this president vice President Mike Pence went to Capitol Hill, and he got an earful. I'm told inside that Senate Republican lunch people were saying it was the wrong decision. It was simply, you know, people were not briefed on this. So the sense was the commander in chief clearly making the call essentially on his own against the advice of his advisers. Many lawmakers believe the power vacuum left behind would provide an opportunity for ISIS to grow. Again. The Senate has approved legislation to temporarily fund the government and avoid a federal shutdown over President Trump's border wall. Senators passed the measure voice vote Wednesday without a roll call now goes to the house for approval, congress faces a a fried. Day deadline when funding for part of the federal government expires measure does not include five point five billion dollars. President Trump wanted for the wall. Lot going speaker of the house Paul Ryan officially said goodbye once they and Linda Kenyon was there in a speech peppered with advice for incoming members. Paul Ryan also took time to lament outrageous become a brand. And as with anything that gets marketed. It gets scaled up even as he addressed what he termed the trajectory of this country. Ryan also noted his retirement comes as the house is poised to change hands. The people have spoken and soon the house will become the care of a new majority in what I know we'll be a spirited Republican minority. I wish the next leader's. Well, Ryan added he leaves with a lot of unfinished business that the new congress will have to address not the least of which is immigration reform. Linda Kenyon, Capitol Hill. The treasury department sanctioned fifteen Russians over hacking interference.."

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President Trump, Paul Ryan, Linda Kenyon discussed on Red Eye Radio

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