President Quotes by Paul Ryan
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Paul Ryan notes that presidents can stretch or shrink the limits of their power, sometimes sparking controversy. The quotes discuss concerns about economic policy, border security, and trade agreements. They also show how personal experiences shape a politician’s view on leadership.
![“What [President Donald Trump] is doing is taking away the executive overreach that President [Barack] Obama did which we thought exceeded his powers.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/paul-ryan-869_barack_what-president-donald-trump-is-doing-is_28637.jpg)
![“I think [Donald Trump] does understand that. We talked a great deal about the separation on power and the constitution. And we're very excited about what he's doing because what he's doing is pulling back what we see as unconstitutional executive actions from the past presidents.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/paul-ryan-869_action_i-think-donald-trump-does-understand-tha_2007140.jpg)
![“I'd say is stimulus infrastructure spending is not instant jobs. I think the real reason the president [Donald Trump] wants to do this is because we have a crumbling infrastructure problem and you need a good modern infrastructure for economic growth to occur.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/paul-ryan-869_crumbling_i-d-say-is-stimulus-infrastructure-spend_2629095.jpg)
![“We see President [Donald] Trump actually reclaiming the proper role of the executive, and undoing a lot of damage that was done to the economy through excessive executive action by President [Barack] Obama.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/paul-ryan-869_action_we-see-president-donald-trump-actually-r_1072334.jpg)
![“We agree with that goal [to secure our border] and will be working with [Donald Trump] to finance on construction of the physical barrier, including the wall on the southern border. The law is already on the books. I voted for it, like, ten years ago, but nothing has gotten done and now we have a…” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/paul-ryan-869_agree_we-agree-with-that-goal-to-secure-our-bo_332376.jpg)
![“I spent more time talking with this president [Donald Trump] in the last few days, I think, than I probably talked with this last president [Barack Obama] in the last six months. So this is something that he is working very closely hand in glove with congress.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/paul-ryan-869_barack_i-spent-more-time-talking-with-this-pres_277876.jpg)
![“We want to have trade agreements that give us a level playing field, get other countries to respect the rule of law, intellectual property rights, lower their taxes to our barriers, that's good for us, and that is something that I do believe that President [Donald] Trump agrees with.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/paul-ryan-869_agree_we-want-to-have-trade-agreements-that-gi_2564871.jpg)
![“If you can clean up the cesspool of the tax code and give us a pro-growth tax code, that is how you grow the economy. That's how you take power and money out of Washington and give it back to the people and we are so excited. We have a president [Donald Trump] that is here to work with us in doing…” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/paul-ryan-869_clean_if-you-can-clean-up-the-cesspool-of-the_1837650.jpg)
![“I do have a concern that if we just say no Trans-Pacific Partnership, we're done, we're ignoring the region, and then, yes, I think we're creating a void for China, but that is not what the president [Donald Trump] is saying.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/paul-ryan-869_china_i-do-have-a-concern-that-if-we-just-say_390733.jpg)
![“I've said this when I pass the trade promotion authority law, which allows us to get trade agreements. If we write the rules of the global economy, we will succeed in the 21st century. But we have to write those rules, we have to engage, and I think the president [Donald Trump] said Trans-Pacific…” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51f/paul-ryan-869_21st-century_i-ve-said-this-when-i-pass-the-trade-pro_3073541.jpg)
