Posted on 08/10/2023 3:29:28 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday on Newsmax TV’s “The Balance” that he would not sign the Republican National Committee’s pledge to support the GOP nominee to attend the first primary debate on August 23 on Fox News.
Trump said, “I’ve already decided and I’ll be announcing something next week.”
Host Eric Bolling said, “Fox senior executives came and had dinner with you and pitched you. Did they move the needle?”
Trump said, “Well they were very nice. Look, they were very nice.”
Bolling said, “The only reason I say this, I put a poll up on Twitter. At least two-thirds of the people don’t want you to do the debate because they feel it could be a setup. Are you concerned about Fox setting you up?”
Trump said, “Well, when you’re at 75, 78, 80%, and other guys are 0, 1%, 2%, 3%, you do say, ‘What’s the upside? Am I going to go up one point? But they could go up, you know. They’re not dumb people. They’re senators. They’re governors. They’re intelligent people. You have some very good people.”
Trump said, “I have a problem with the debate for another reason. I wouldn’t sign the pledge. Why would I sign a pledge if there are people on there that I wouldn’t have? I wouldn’t have certain people as, you know, somebody that I’d endorse. So, they want you to sign a pledge, but I can name three or four people that I wouldn’t support for president. So there is a problem right there.”
Bolling asked, “Can I ask which three?”
Trump said, “There’s no reason to insult them but there are some people there that a lot of people wouldn’t endorse.”
He continued, “They’re not going to go anywhere, by the way. They’re not going to get it.
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President Biden will even send you a picture to thank you.
To hell with the GOPe.
McCain and Romney lost because more conservatives were happy with Obama.
Sounds like someone thinks he won’t be the nominee.
Kick his selfish azz from the party. Been stealing conservative support for his populist victim act and moving us to the left too long already.
It could happen. He’s just one disaster after another, and will destroy us either way, so cut the cord first.
“McCain and Romney lost because more conservatives were happy with Obama.”
so I guess that means you don’t want to make the same mistake by not supporting Trump because you’d rather biden be reelected. feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
The GOPee also trashed the Tea Party.
So you’re for Romney?
Trump got no support in 2016. These people are liars. They’re just trying to box Trump in. He didn’t say I won’t allow people to vote (like the Federal Government is trying to do). He’s saying, I won’t pledge my support or endorsement to these phonies (who think he must, how’s that for vanity).
Yea, because the Party can’t be unified until Christie or Desanctimonius throw a prostitute one liner at Trump. Let them find their own ratings
I wonder why Trump is even running in the R primary.
He's got his base.
He doesn’t seem to take “disloyalty” lightly. No matter who it is from.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you...the problem
You know, with your rhetoric, and your tagline (”ultra conservative”) you sound just like Mitt Romney.
Is that you Mitt?
He’d be endorsing himself into permanent incarceration for the rest of his life.
There’d be nothing more on-brand for Trump like refusing to endorse the eventual GOP nominee and then either begging him for a pardon or, more likely, assisting Biden getting re-elected and living out his final days behind bars.
Perhaps Ramaswamy figures you can make it back in your next life.
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