Election 2024
Posted by Charlie Kirk Staff - 1.21.24

'That's How Bad Biden Is' - Nikki Haley Ally Says He'd Vote For Trump

'That's How Bad Biden Is' - Nikki Haley Ally Says He'd Vote For Trump

Election 2024
Posted by Charlie Kirk Staff - 1.21.24

One of Nikki Haley’s biggest supporters said he will vote for Trump if he is the Republican nominee for president.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu did not have very kind things to say about Trump when he spoke to ‘Firing Line’ host Margaret Hoover but, he did say that he would support him against President Joe Biden.

“What does the future of the Republican Party look like if Nikki Haley is the nominee and then becomes the president versus the future of the party if Donald Trump is reelected?” the host said.

“Donald Trump is gasoline on the fire. Nikki Haley brings folks together with a record of experience. She’s a winner, and she can get more winners and build more winners. That’s what this is all about. Trump is a loser. He, look, we lost big in 2022. And I think more Republicans should want more Republicans to win. But it only happens if we say, ‘Thank you for your service, Mr. Trump. We’re moving on to the future,’” the governor said.

“So you won’t vote for Donald Trump?” the host said.

“Well, look, if he’s the nominee, if we have to go with our weakest candidate, of course I’m going to vote for the Republican – because that’s how bad Biden is. Biden has become so bad that now he actually could squeak out a win. That’s how bad Joe Biden is, is that America would take all that chaos potentially over Joe Biden,” the governor said.

HOOVER: The difference, as we all know, is that there’s never been a president in history who has tried to hold onto power and participated actively in a violent act at the Capitol to hold onto power, that peaceful transition of power which has been the bedrock of American institutions in our democracy.

SUNUNU: Mm-hmm.

HOOVER: So can you really consider this an apples-to-apples transaction when you consider the future of the country under a future Biden, a second Biden or a second Trump presidency?

SUNUNU: Well, according to the polls, most Americans agree with me.

HOOVER: But when you do look at the polls you also notice that Trump begins to lose under the circumstance where there is a conviction of Donald Trump.

SUNUNU: There’s not going to be –

HOOVER: And I know you don’t think there’s going to be a conviction –

SUNUNU: That’s a hypothetical. That’s a way out there. If everyone’s waiting for a conviction and some external factor to stop Donald Trump, don’t. Go to the ballot box.

HOOVER: Are you really such a partisan that you think that you would vote for Donald Trump, that that would be the best choice for the country if he were the nominee?

SUNUNU: I mean, what Biden has done to this country, the lack of management, the massive amounts of this wokeism, this socialism. Yes, I would vote for the Republican. This is my other hope, it’s not just the president, it’s who he surrounds– my hope is that he would bring in a better team. Biden’s cabinet is awful, I mean, awful. Trump at least has the ability to put a good team in place.

HOOVER: Does he?

SUNUNU: Sure. He has the opportunity to do it. Yeah. Yeah.

HOOVER: You say that Biden would be worse than Trump.

SUNUNU: Oh, without a doubt.

HOOVER: But how do you then really grapple with the things Donald Trump is saying he will do when he’s president? He says he’ll use the Justice Department to target his critics. He says that he will terminate the Constitution and use the military for domestic law enforcement. I mean, he’s saying things that are outrageous. And he’s said them before. But you know what? He’s also more organized this time.

SUNUNU: He is.

HOOVER: And he has very effective people around him. Does that give you pause?

SUNUNU: In terms of?

HOOVER: Well, after January 6th.

SUNUNU: You’re talking about January 6th. Of course, it gives me pause. Nobody likes to hear that kind of stuff, especially out of someone who could be the leader of the free world. But I believe he could potentially put a much better team together to manage the individual aspects of government far and away better than Joe Biden. There’s no question about that. And most Americans would agree with me.

HOOVER: It feels like fantasy thinking, but I’m going to move on.

SUNUNU: What fantasy thinking, what? That he would put a good team together?

HOOVER: That he would put a great team together. That we have any reason to believe–

SUNUNU: Better than Biden. Biden’s is that bad.

HOOVER: To your point about the strength of institutions. I mean, he wants to use the Justice Department to target his enemies?

SUNUNU: There’s, look, I don’t want to get into the– There are arguments to be made that the Democrats have done just that.

HOOVER: But no Democrats have–

SUNUNU: There’s arguments to be made. Have–

HOOVER: –have marshaled violence against the Capitol to hold onto power.

SUNUNU: Look, January 6th was awful, right? It was absolutely awful. But to say, well, just because of January 6th, he’s not going to get elected? No.

HOOVER: No. I’m not saying just because of January 6, he won’t get elected. I think he very well could get elected. But should he? That’s what I’m asking–

SUNUNU: If the people vote for him? Yes. Right? Because it’s not up to you. It’s not up to me. It’s only about the voters. And the voters have the say–

HOOVER: Isn’t there a degree of leadership here? You’re the governor of a state–

SUNUNU: Yes. Because the voters decide–

HOOVER: –you have a responsibility to say what should happen. I mean. But you can take a stake. You know, you’re taking a stake for Nikki Haley–

SUNUNU: No, I have to be honest. That’s a really dangerous premise that you’re putting out there.

HOOVER: That leaders should stand up for?–

SUNUNU: That because I’m a governor, I should say what should happen?

HOOVER: Or you– Then you can say what you would do–

SUNUNU: The voters decide what, what should happen.

HOOVER: Absolutely. No question.

SUNUNU: It’s all about the voters.

HOOVER: But you would still vote for Trump? Under that circumstance?

SUNUNU: I would. Yeah. Yeah.

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