Paul Ryan uses social media to fight Obama's budget attack

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) used social media on Tuesday to push back hard on what he called President Obama's "inaccurate attacks" in a speech earlier in the day.

Only 3 certainties in life: Death, taxes & inaccurate attacks by @BarackObama on serious budgets. A fact check here: ow.ly/a3TqX

— Paul Ryan (@RepPaulRyan) April 3, 2012

Ryan paid to use a promoted tweet to capture attention on Twitter and direct users back to a note on his Facebook page. 

Obama on Tuesday called the budget Ryan proposed "nothing but thinly veiled Social Darwinism," naming it a “Trojan horse” for the United States.

Ryan wrote on his Facebook page that Obama had mischaracterized his budget in the speech. He defended the plan, which passed the House 228-191 last week on strict party lines, as not advocating "indiscriminate cuts." He then provides an extensive list of "fact checks," listing Obama's "claim" and rebutting it with "reality." Ryan's aggressive pushback exemplifies the election-year battle shaping up between Obama and House Republicans over the subject.

The House budget proposed by Ryan would cut about $5 trillion more than Obama's 2013 proposal and would create a “premium support” option to help future Medicare recipients obtain private insurance.

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