Washington Post: Paul Ryan and Hillary Clinton Could Strike Deals

The Washington Post reportsthat there are many issues where “Hillary Clinton and Paul Ryan could make a deal.”

Following Ryan’s endorsement of Donald Trump, the Washington Post seemed to suggest that there are several major issues on which Ryan appears to be more aligned with Hillary Clinton than he is with the presumptive GOP nominee.

Indeed, since issuing his tepid endorsement of Trump, Ryan has made repeated declarations in high-profile media appearances that would seem to undermine the Republican Party’s new standard-bearer.

“Paul Ryan doesn’t think he has a chance of achieving his ambitious conservative goals if Hillary Clinton is in the White House. That was a crucial reason that he offered his support to Donald Trump,” the Washington Post writes. Yet “there are good reasons to think that Clinton and Ryan might be able to reach compromises if she is elected. There are at least five major areas in which she and the speaker could find common ground.”

“Criminal justice” is one of the five major issues highlighted by the Washington Post.

Paul Ryan has championed proposals that would slash sentences for convicted felons and release them from prison early. The Post notes that the Ryan-championed House bill won praise from liberal activists.

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