‘People hate you’: Paul Ryan buried in scorn for gloating about shredding safety net to cut taxes

House Speaker Paul Ryan has spent his legislative career trying to cut taxes and shred the social safety net -- and social media users roasted the Wisconsin Republican for celebrating the impending realization of his dream.

Ryan took a victory lap as Congress prepares to vote on the deeply unpopular, $1.5 trillion Republican tax reform bill, and Twitter users quickly buried him in scorn and mockery.