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This morning in an interview with NPR, the former president made his criteria for an endorsement clear – press the lies he has pushed about the 2020 election.
Excerpts from NPR:
Inskeep: Is it a disadvantage for Republicans to keep talking about the 2020 election in 2022?
Trump: No, I think it’s an advantage
Inskeep: If I can just move on to ask, are you telling Republicans in 2022 that they must press your case on the past election in order to get your endorsement? Is that an absolute?
Trump: They are going to do whatever they want to do — whatever they have to do, they’re going to do. But the ones that are smart — the ones that know, you take a look at. Again, you take a look at how Kari Lake is doing, running for governor. She’s very big on this issue. She’s leading by a lot. People have no idea how big this issue is, and they don’t want it to happen again. It shouldn’t be allowed to happen, and they don’t want it to happen again.
These candidates already knew that though. Throughout this campaign, candidates Karoline Leavitt, Gail Huff Brown, and Tim Baxter haven’t stopped lying about the election and all four of the top candidates have continued to boast about their support for Trump.
DCCC Spokesperson James Singer:
“The choice is clear for this GOP primary, lie on behalf of Trump about the 2020 election or forfeit his endorsement.” |
