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Paul Ryan was waiting for the next Ronald Reagan. He got President Trump

By W. James Antle III
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Paul Ryan was waiting for the next Ronald Reagan. He got President Trump

Long before he became speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan had a simple dream: to play Jack Kemp to a future Republican president’s Ronald Reagan.

In a cruel twist of fate, Ryan instead had to reprise Kemp’s role with President Trump.

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