--- description: Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan commended Donald Trump for his presidential election victory. Read the transcript of his speech title: Read Paul Ryan's Speech on Donald Trump's 'Most Incredible Political Feat' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebcb5beabbf3fd0/6988add6428a9eb05ccd4f34/paul-ryan-election-transcript.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read Paul Ryan's Speech Calling Donald Trump's Victory the 'Most Incredible Political Feat'  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2016 6:02 PM CUT  Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks to the press Nov. 9, 2016 in Janesville, Wisconsin. 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](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2016 6:02 PM CUT [Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan](http://time.com/4564465/paul-ryan-donald-trump-election/ "undefined") on Wednesday commended [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4564082/newspapers-world-trump-victory/ "undefined") for his [presidential election victory](http://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/ "undefined"). “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/ "undefined") at times during the presidential race. Ryan endorsed Trump but also [distanced himself](http://time.com/4359768/paul-ryan-donald-trump-judge-curiel-racism/ "undefined") from some of Trump’s most controversial remarks. Read Ryan’s full speech here: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4564832/paul-ryan-speech-donald-trump-election/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4564832/paul-ryan-speech-donald-trump-election/"},"headline":"Read Paul Ryan's Speech Calling Donald Trump's Victory the 'Most Incredible Political Feat'","datePublished":"2016-11-09T18:02:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:43:47.274Z","description":"\"Donald Trump heard a voice out in this country that no one else heard\"","url":"https://time.com/4564832/paul-ryan-speech-donald-trump-election/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Paul Ryan","Donald Trump","transcript","transcripts"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebcb5beabbf3fd0/6988add6428a9eb05ccd4f34/paul-ryan-election-transcript.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ebcb5beabbf3fd0/6988add6428a9eb05ccd4f34/paul-ryan-election-transcript.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Paul Ryan Holds Press Conference One Day After U.S. Election","caption":"Paul Ryan Holds Press Conference One Day After U.S. Election","creditText":"Scott Olson/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4564832/paul-ryan-speech-donald-trump-election/","name":"Read Paul Ryan's Speech Calling Donald Trump's Victory the 'Most Incredible Political Feat'"}}]}] ```