President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE understands the Constitution and the importance of the separation of powers, Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) said in a "60 Minutes" interview airing Sunday night.

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"I think he understands there's a Constitution and that those separate but equal branches of government give us a limited government. And he believes that," Ryan said.

Host Scott Pelley asked if Ryan had told Trump that being president is not the same as being "CEO of the United States, that the Congress is going to have a say?"

"Oh, we've talked about that extensively," Ryan said.

"We've talked about — the Constitution, Article I of the Constitution, the separation of powers. He feels very strongly, actually, that — that, under President Obama's watch, he stripped a lot of power away from the Constitution, away from the legislative branch of government. And we want to reset the balance of power, so that people and the Constitution are rightfully restored."