House Speaker Paul Ryan called for the Republican Party to put aside its differences and unite around GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump during his speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday.
The former vice presidential nominee noted the 2016 nomination process had not been easy; America is looking for a change and this is their opportunity.
“Have we had our arguments this year? Sure we have – and you know what I call those? Signs of life. Signs of a party that’s not just going through the motions,” he said. “Not just mouthing new words for the same old stuff. Meanwhile, what choice has the other party made, in this incredible year filled with so many surprises?”
Ryan said it’s clear the country is sending a message it is fed up with current policies, adding something needs to be done to stimulate the economy and grow the middle class.
“Watch the Democratic Party convention next week – that four-day infomercial of politically correct moralizing. And let it be a reminder of all that is at stake in this election,” he continued. “You can get through four days of it, with a little help from the mute button. But four more years of it? Not a chance. The Obama years are almost over. The Clinton years are way over.”
Ryan said Republicans should not be the party causing a divide, instead, they should strive to encourage people to come together.
“In America, aren’t we all supposed to see beyond class, or ethnicity, or all those other lines drawn to set us apart and lock us in groups?” he said. “Real social progress is always a widening of the circle of concern and protection. It’s respect and empathy overtaking blindness and indifference. It’s understanding that by the true measure we are all neighbors and countrymen – called, each one of us, to know what is right and kind and just, and to go and do likewise.”
According to Ryan, the best way to win the election is to present voters with better policy options they can get behind.
“Let’s take the fight to our opponents with better ideas – let’s get on the offensive and let’s stay there. Let’s compete in every part of America, and turn out at the polls like every last vote matters, because it will,” he concluded. “Fellow Republicans, what we have begun here, let’s see it through, let’s win this thing, let’s show America our best and nothing less.”
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