House Speaker Paul Ryan’s primary opponent has challenged the top ranking Republican in the country to a debate or, alternatively, an arm wrestling contest.
Paul Nehlen, a businessman running against Ryan in Wisconsin, unveiled a new web video this week that features Nehlen riding a motorcycle and arguing against the Obama administration’s proposed trade agreement with Asian nations.
“Mr. Speaker, you championed this trade deal. Why don’t you come back to Wisconsin and debate me man-to-man, face-to-face, on the realities of TPP,” Nehlen says in the ad. “And if you don’t want to debate me, maybe we can arm wrestle.”
On Thursday, Ryan announced that he was not ready to support Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president. Trump has run on opposition to free trade and in favor of restrictionist immigration policies, which clashes with Ryan’s agenda.
As Ryan and Trump prepare to meet privately in an effort to set aside their differences, Ryan may have to fend off a Trump imitator at home. The primary will occur on August 9.
