It's President Trump's “prerogative” to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE or anyone else in his administration, 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 Tuesday.

“The president gets to decide what his personnel is, you all know that. He’s the executive branch. We’re the legislative branch. He determines who is hired and fired in the executive branch — that’s his prerogative,” Ryan told reporters at a news conference in the Capitol.

“If he has any concerns or questions or problems with the attorney general, I’m sure he’ll bring it up with him himself.”

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The Speaker’s comments come hours after Trump criticized Sessions for the attorney general's "weak position on Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE crimes."

The president on Monday described Sessions, one of his closest allies on the campaign trail, as “beleaguered.”

In interviews and through top aides, Trump has made it clear he’s unhappy with Sessions for recusing himself from the FBI’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

That recusal in part led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating not only Russian interference, but also whether Trump campaign officials colluded with Moscow in 2016 and whether the president engaged in obstruction of justice when he fired FBI Director James Comey earlier this year.

“It’s up to the president to decide what his personnel decisions is and any possible fallout that comes with that,” Ryan added on Tuesday. “If [Trump] has any concerns about anyone in the administration and the conduct of their jobs, I’m sure he’ll talk with them directly.”