LOU DOBBS (HOST): Now a few thoughts on a curious direction taken in our national swamp, you know the one the president-elect promised to drain and a dangerous, dangerous course it seems to be. All is now set to hold House leadership elections tomorrow and Speaker Paul Ryan running unopposed for reelection as Speaker of the House. This is the same Ryan who was working more closely with President Obama than his own conference. Who, dare I mention this, who betrayed his party's nominee for president. Ryan after all was on a losing not winning Republican ticket just four years ago. And he was crushed in a debate that year by none other than Joe Biden. This is the same over full Hamlet who took a month to endorse Trump after he became the presumptive nominee, who said he had a quote, “obligation to call out Trump." He slammed Trump, attacked his immigration proposals, Ryan criticized and deferred and never once advocated for Trump. It was one week ago last Monday that he said to a radio talk show host that, quote “no one person controls this party.” But he should have been speaking for the top of the ticket. I believe it's clear Ryan believed Trump would lose the election. Ryan kept waving his silly Better Way agenda pamphlet around. Not, not the Trump proposals. Not the party platform. Ryan reminds me of the story Trump told throughout his campaign. He quoted the poem about a woman taking in an ailing snake.
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DONALD TRUMP: Now she stroked his pretty skin and then she kissed him and held him tight. But instead of saying thank you, that snake gave her a vicious bite. Oh, shut up, silly woman said the reptile with a grin. You knew damn well, I was a snake, you knew everything about me before you took me in.
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DOBBS: And indeed we do. Ryan made clear to all, to his fellow Republicans, to the nation, what he is, what he's capable of, and who he is. And there is no cure for that. I sure do hope I'm wrong about all this. I just don't have any evidence whatsoever that I am. The rest of it is up to Ryan.
