Harry Reid spokesman sends out a ‘reminder’ that Speaker Ryan is a ‘coward’

Sunday afternoon, Ryan’s spokeswoman AshLee Strong said in a statement that the speaker “has said for months that foreign intervention in our elections is unacceptable.” She added that Ryan has pushed for enhanced cybersecurity for the election process, and while he is not able to discuss the content of classified briefings, Ryan “rejects any politicization of intelligence matters.”

Scott Wong, a staff writer for the Hill, noted on Twitter that Ryan did not call for an investigation in the statement.

“Periodic reminder that Speaker Ryan is a coward,” replied Adam Jentleson, Reid’s deputy chief of staff. He also noted Reid has called for investigations multiple times into evidence suggesting the Russians tried to manipulate votes to undermine Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

A bipartisan group of senators put out a joint statement early Sunday morning, calling for unity in combating Russian interference in elections. Armed Services chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., along with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., incoming Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., urged both parties to come together to devise “comprehensive solutions to deter and defend against further cyberattacks.”

Jentleson appeared to be on a bit of a tear against multiple Republicans Sunday evening, also slamming President-elect Trump and his picks to staff his incoming administration.

“There will be mentally unstable people, white nationalist sympathizers & conspiracy theorists at the highest ranks of Trump’s White House…,” Jentleson tweeted. “Including in the Oval Office,” he added in a follow-up tweet.

Jentleson rebuked the New York Times on Saturday for publishing a story about Trump’s ties to Russia in which he claimed they deliberately ignored quotes Reid had provided.