What does Paul Ryan get out of speaking against Trump now?

After two years of Paul Ryan actively trying not to criticize President Trump, the retired former House speaker is now saying things like this about the president: “We’ve gotten so numbed by it all. Not in government, but where we live our lives, we have a responsibility to try and rebuild. Don’t call a woman a ‘horse face.’ Don’t cheat on your wife. Don’t cheat on anything. Be a good person. Set a good example.”

That was Ryan in an interview with author Tim Alberta, for Alberta’s new book about Trump’s takeover of the GOP, “American Carnage.”

We already knew what Ryan really felt about Trump. During the campaign, he accused Trump of saying things that are “the textbook definition of racism.” He abandoned Trump after the “Access Hollywood” tape came out a month before the election, urging his colleagues in Congress to do the same.

View the complete July 12 article by Amber Phillips on The Washington Post website here.