Pelosi had ‘a career he can be proud of,’ says former GOP chairman

“It’s an impressive legacy,” Ryan told host Jonathan Karl.

The Republican also said he thinks “a lot about her husband, Paul, these days.”

“I feel so bad about what happened to them,” Ryan said. Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer last month, by someone who allegedly sought to harm the speaker and other Democrats.

Acknowledging his party’s surprisingly disappointing performance in this month’s midterm elections, Ryan blamed former President Donald Trump.

If Trump is the Republican nominee for president in 2024, Republicans “will likely lose the White House,” Ryan said.

“I’m a never again Trump,” Ryan said, citing the “never Trump” branch of his party that rejected Trump as a candidate in 2016. “Why? Because I want to win.