Posted on 02/21/2021 8:33:37 PM PST by RandFan
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Sunday that he would not support former President Trump if he ran for the White House again in 2024, pointing to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," the Republican governor was asked by host Dana Bash if he would vote for Trump should the former president run in 2024.
“No, I wouldn't. It's time," Hutchinson responded.
"He's going to have a voice ... as former presidents do. But there's many voices in the party," the governor added. "He should not define our future. We have got to define it for ourself."
Hutchinson's statement is one of the strongest from a GOP governor breaking with the former president since the riot.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has also voiced his desire for the Republican Party to move on from Trump.
Aside from notable exceptions such as Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), many Republican lawmakers refused to lay the blame on Trump and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results for the violence that unfolded last month.
Ten House Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump over his role in the riot. Seven Republicans voted to convict Trump in his trial in the Senate, where the former president was ultimately acquitted.
Hutchinson was one of the few prominent GOP officials to acknowledge President Biden's victory in the days immediately following Trump's election defeat in November, telling NBC's "Meet the Press" at the time that he expected Trump "will have a voice for a long time in the party."
It seems some republicans dropped acid on January 6. They’re tripping. Seriously what the hell did they take that day. It has to be some deal with the RINO devils he’s making.
Asa sold out to the corporate team a long time ago. He’s spouting the Business Roundtable line
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Asa’s sell out goes back to his hep covering up mena as a US atty for western arkansas
Hutch is term limited out. So his “constituency” as this point is Repub Swamp interests, who will hire him for some insider job.
That’s why these GOPe betray their voters, because the voters are no longer his constituents.
“He should not define our future. We have got to define it for ourself.”
Trump has defined our future. And
these RINO’s will be by themselves.
Out of Congress, and out of a job.
I just added one more name to an
ever growing list.
"Ourself" being he and the rest of the privileged, grifting hacks in "The Club."
He’s a career politician.....but Hutchinson is barred by Arkansas’s term limits from reelection as governor in 2022.
Great point! From now on it shall be known as “the Pelosi riot”
That’s okay, he won’t be in office.
So you are coming out and admitting you are china dirty too
God Almighty these people are just plain dumb. It’s no wonder the Dems kick our ass with people like this in charge at any level.
Yes!
SARAH!!!!!! Will eat his lunch...
Well the GOP sure has defined themselves in the past four years
In 2024, President Trump will be Congressman Trump and Speaker of the House.
They doubled the wrong letter in his first name.
Only a dumbazz politician would answer such a crap-loaded question.
RINO....Asa has been around for DECADES! SWAMP creature.
As much as I love PDJT I am inclined to think that Hutch has a good point. PDJT may better serve the goals of MAGA as sort of an anti-soros, the power behind the younger conservative go-getters that are elected and serve publically. PDJT took 5 years of punishing abuse from the commies and the knee-pad press. As a power behind the scenes PDJT would be better positioned to advance conservatism and maybe just incidentally visit some payback upon those who almost physically fought him for the last several years.
He won a second term. He deserves to serve it.
The rinos are showing their true colors!!!
“Republican Arkansas governor says he would not support Trump 2024 bid”
Let me fix that:
Republican Arkansas governor essentially ended his career by saying he would not support Trump 2024 bid.
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