--- title: Paul Ryan Commends Donald Trump's Victory: Full Transcript description: Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan commended Donald Trump for his presidential election victory. Read the transcript of his speech canonical: https://time.com/4564832/paul-ryan-speech-donald-trump-election/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-09T18:02:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:19.839Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Paul Ryan's Speech on Donald Trump's 'Most Incredible Political Feat' og:description: "Donald Trump heard a voice out in this country that no one else heard" og:url: https://time.com/4564832/paul-ryan-speech-donald-trump-election/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebcb5beabbf3fd0/6988add6428a9eb05ccd4f34/paul-ryan-election-transcript.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Paul Ryan Holds Press Conference One Day After U.S. Election og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Paul Ryan's Speech on Donald Trump's 'Most Incredible Political Feat' twitter:description: "Donald Trump heard a voice out in this country that no one else heard" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebcb5beabbf3fd0/6988add6428a9eb05ccd4f34/paul-ryan-election-transcript.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read Paul Ryan's Speech Calling Donald Trump's Victory the 'Most Incredible Political Feat' > Sponsored content. 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Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks to the press Nov. 9, 2016 in Janesville, Wisconsin.Scott Olson/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Nov 9, 2016 6:02 PM UTC [Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan](http://time.com/4564465/paul-ryan-donald-trump-election/) on Wednesday commended [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4564082/newspapers-world-trump-victory/) for his [presidential election victory](http://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/). “Let me just say, this is the most incredible political feat I have seen in my lifetime,” Ryan said, later adding: “Donald Trump heard a voice out in this country that no one else heard. He connected with—he connected in ways with people no one else did. He turned politics on its head.” Ryan and Trump had a [fraught relationship](http://time.com/4531674/paul-ryan-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-speech/) at times during the presidential race. Ryan endorsed Trump but also [distanced himself](http://time.com/4359768/paul-ryan-donald-trump-judge-curiel-racism/) from some of Trump’s most controversial remarks. 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