Trump: Ryan Plan a 'Death Wish'

Huffington Post reports:

Donald Trump warned that a controversial budget proposal introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) could prove to be a "death wish" for Republicans in the next election cycle on Wednesday morning during an appearance on "Fox & Friends."

"I’m looking at the Republicans and seeing things that are like they have a death wish," said Trump in speaking out on the plan, which includes contentious reforms to entitlement programs. "Whether its the Ryan plan, which is a death wish, for him to have brought this plan out at this time, why doesn’t allow Obama, you know these are not good business people or these are not good chess players, why doesn’t he allow Obama come out first, why does he have to come out with a plan?"

Trump added that he considers the House Budget Committee Chairman "a nice guy," but that's "irrelevant" in the context of the larger political discussion. He pointed to the outcome of a special election for New York's 26th district congressional seat last week to make his point. Democrat Kathy Hochul pulled off an upset victory over Republican Jane Corwin in the race.

"This plan caused a loss in an area that never loses for a Republican, you know that, in upstate New York," Trump said. "An impossible loss."