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Paul Ryan: “We're very different people. I'm from the upper Midwest. I'm not from New York. We're from a different generation. So we…”

On the recordApril 10, 2018
We're very different people. I'm from the upper Midwest. I'm not from New York. We're from a different generation. So we definitely have different styles. But what we learned after we got to know each other, because we didn't know each other at all in the campaign. And, yes, we had a pretty -- we had a lot of friction in our relationship. What we learned is we have a common agenda that we agree on and we want to get it done and we know it is going to make a big difference in people's lives and that's what we were elected to do.
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan discusses the differences between himself and President Trump, emphasizing their common agenda despite initial friction.

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