“He disappeared quickly,” he said Thursday on CNN. “He’s a proven man who cost the House in ’18, he cost the White House in ’20, he cost the Senate again, and we all know that.”
Ryan said he believes Republicans are “passing” on the former president, who has announced his 2024 candidacy to return to the White House.
“I can’t imagine him getting nominated, frankly,” Ryan said:
Trump’s political demise has been predicted time and time again since he first threw his hat into the presidential ring in 2015. However, he remains popular with the party’s base – and even though recent polls show him declining, he is still considered the favorite for the 2024 nomination.
Ryan served as House speaker for the first half of Trump’s term, and the two often clashed. Since leaving office in 2019, he has spoken out against Trump and last year said that “anyone not named Trump” is more likely to win the White House for the GOP in 2024.
He currently sits on the board of directors of Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News.