Paul Ryan on 2018 Election: 'Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah'

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is not worried about the possibility of Democrats winning out against Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections.

"Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah is what I think about that stuff," Ryan said Friday on Hugh Hewitt's radio show.

"This is what I call the white noise of Washington-Beltway media. We're busy doing our work. We're busy," Ryan said, pointing out progress that Republicans have made on a number of bills.

President Donald Trump had "a bad two weeks," the speaker said, adding, "It's clearly my hope that he does, that he does right the ship, that he improves so that we can just get going. But just so you know, we're doing our work."

Republicans do not slow down because of the news cycle, Ryan said.

"We're still working with the administration, getting our work done, so it's not as if like things stop and we wait for better news stories. We don't. We keep working, and so that's what people need to know, is we're still doing our jobs, we're still doing our work, we're still going to deliver."

Ashlee Strong, Ryan's spokeswoman, complimented Ryan on his statement in a tweet.

I didn't give him that talking point, but I'm good with it. https://t.co/xIDfRAKow8

— AshLee Strong (@AshLeeStrong) May 19, 2017

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