Posted on 02/14/2025 8:03:21 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Richard Grenell, President Trump’s “special missions” envoy and interim executive director of the Kennedy Center, left the door open to a run for California governor if former Vice President Harris decides to run for the job.
“If Kamala Harris runs for governor — I believe that she has such baggage and hundreds of millions of dollars in educating the voters of how terrible she is — that it’s a new day in California, and that the Republican actually has a shot,” Grenell told reporters on Friday. “And I wouldn’t say no.”
Grenell, who previously served during Trump’s first term in office in several different roles, including acting director of national intelligence, has previously eyed running for California governor before.
He expressed interest in taking on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in 2021 in a recall election but later withdrew his name right before the deadline.
Newsom is term-limited in 2026 and can’t run again, paving the way for a potentially crowded field of candidates on either side.
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Epic battle ahead!
Gay guy vs. empty-headed BIPOC!
Forget it, Jake. It’s California.
I’ve heard it said, that it’s easier for a gay person to come out as gay to a conservative, than it is for a gay person to come out as a conservative to other gays. Talk about “intolerant”.
I live near a lot of liberals. They spout Rachel Maddow talking points as if it were gospel. Using that as a metric, I think CA is a lost cause.
I would remind all that homersexuality is a behavior, it is not an identity.
That sounds like a reasonable postulate, doesn’t it?
Yes, let’s continue to surrender territory to the DEMs.
I have a cousin who is like that.
He’s gotten way more grief from the local “gay community” for being a Trump supporter and against trannies in girls’ sports than he got grief from his church or family for being gay.
He would run on his merits and track record not on his gaynitude.
Somewhat indicative of the depths to which our society has sunk.
Unfortunately for Grenell, the Dims in California, and many of their idiot voters will, in extreme hypocrisy, see the fact that Grenell is “gay”, as a “betrayal” and vote against him BECAUSE he is “gay”. In sum, being “gay” will not win him any Dim votes in California, because he is otherwise a Conservative and even “worse” he served in two Trump administrations.
Someone who could run as a "sane moderate" vs. Crazy Extremist Harris.
A Schwarzenegger type is not who most Freepers would want, but it's the best California can hope for.
With a salad fork!
It is going to take decades for CA to ever have a GOP gov.
If ever.
Harris really needs to get a job as one of those world famous California Phone Psychics.
If the DoJ goes after the voter fraud and stolen elections. CA should be ground zero, all hands on deck and any other hackneyed expressions.
Run! Rick! Run!
“ it’s easier for a gay person to come out as gay to a conservative, than it is for a gay person to come out as a conservative to other gays.”
Can confirm.
Goes double for we conservative black gays.
I hope she runs. Think Nixon 1962.
I have a way for him to do it, if he is willing to educate himself. Grab the body of environmental issues from a corrupt and dysfunctional left showing the eventual biological catastrophe they are precipitating. It is a broad body of knowledge involving even international law Mr. Grennell might be apt to communicating.
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