House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday stated that he has no intention to run for president after he retires from Congress next year, insisting that another bid for political office is not likely in the near future.
In an interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, Ryan explained that he’s not planning to run for office again, especially “not while my kids are growing up.”
“I really thought when I took this job, Jake, that this is probably the last elected office I would have,” Ryan said. “I’m not going to run for president. That’s not my plan. I’m not going to do that. Right now, the last thing I’m thinking about is running for something,” he added.
Ryan’s remarks came hours after he announced that he was not going to seek re-election this year, and will retire from the House to spend more time with his family.
Ryan also referred to his relationship with President Donald Trump, saying that they are “very different people.” However, he said the two are unified in their policy agendas, and that past tensions with Trump settled once they got to know each other.
“We’re very different people. I’m from the Upper Midwest; I’m not from New York. We’re from a different generation. So we definitely have different styles,” Ryan said. “Yeah, we had a lot of friction in our relationship,” he added. “What we learned is that we have a common agenda that we agree on, and we want to get it done and we know it’s going to make a big difference in people’s lives.”
Meanwhile, as Speaker Paul Ryan announced his retirement, the House Republican leadership has entered a race for who will be the one to replace him.
Ryan’s top lieutenants, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise, are both seen as potential Speakers-in-waiting or minority leaders, should the Republicans lose the House in the upcoming midterm elections.
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