Donald Trump’s appetite for negotiations will likely extend to Republican party’s legislative agenda if he is elected president, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee said Sunday.
During an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Trump suggested he and House Speaker Paul Ryan would “compromise” on the GOP agenda because they are unlikely to agree on everything.
“He’s a good man. He wants good things for the country,” Trump said of Ryan. “We will agree on many things. We’re not going to agree on all things.”
In announcing his decision to back Trump in an editorial last week, Ryan specifically mentioned that he thought Trump would help forward the House GOP agenda.
“I feel confident he would help us turn the ideas in this agenda into laws to help improve people’s lives. That’s why I’ll be voting for him this fall,” Ryan wrote.
Ryan has previously expressed concerns about Trump’s policy proposals on immigration and his opposition to free trade agreements.
“You know what my deal is on trade? I want good deals. That’s what my deal is,” Trump told CBS. “When somebody says, ‘What is your position on trade?’ I said, ‘I want good deals. Whether it’s free trade not free trade, I don’t care what kind of trade it is, I want good deals for our country.'”
Asked whether he would implement the agenda Ryan has proposed, which the Wisconsin Republican claims will give Americans “the chance to go out and succeed no matter where they start in life,” Trump again said the two would reach a “compromise.”
“I think it’s going to be a compromise, honestly. I can see a compromise,” he said.
