Paul Ryan: I had a 'very exciting meeting' with Trump today

Speaker Paul Ryan said he had a “very exciting meeting” with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Friday.

“I really enjoyed coming up here and meeting with the president-elect. We had a great meeting. We talked about our transition. We're very excited about getting to work and hitting the ground running in 2017 to put this country back on track,” Ryan said after his meeting, according to a pool report.

The Wisconsin Republican and Trump were set to discuss policies and legislative priorities they plan to pursue in Trump's first few months in office, according to a source with knowledge of the meeting. Trump says his top three items include dismantling Obamacare, securing the border and jump-starting the economy.

The GOP leadership are already laying the groundwork to implement that agenda, sketching out a busy 2017 schedule on Capitol Hill to pass legislation quickly. House and Senate Republicans are even limiting their recess schedule and foregoing three- to four-day weekends.

Ryan and Trump speak almost every day by phone, and met in person in Washington after the election. Ryan has also been in frequent contact with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, a former member of the House who’s taking a very active role in the transition and policy planning.

Rachael Bade contributed to this story.

