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Sunday, 12 June 2016

Paul Ryan talks "obligation" to call out Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan told CBS' "Face the Nation" that he would continue to speak out against Donald Trump's proposals if they "run contrary" to Republican principles.

"When anyone in our party -- least especially our nominee -- says things that run contrary to our beliefs, to our values, to our principles, we have an obligation to call them out," Ryan said in an interview that aired Sunday. "We have an obligation to not support those things because they don't define who we are."

The Republican leader sought to delineate how his party's positions differed from Trump's, mentioning his "pretty clear" stances against the billionaire's Muslim ban, among other policies.

"I've been pretty clear about that, I obviously don't support the Muslim ban, I do not think we should have a religious test on people who come into this country," he said. "We should have a security test but not a religious test. The reason I say that, is as a Conservative, because I believe in the First Amendment, I believe in religious freedom, I believe in religious liberty."

"I have spoken out in the past against comments that I think are wrong, that don't reflect our principles or our values as conservatives, as Republicans, as Americans. And I'll continue to do that," he assured.

But, Ryan added, he "hopefully won't have to continue doing that."

From CBS, read it HERE

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