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.
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