Former Republican Bill Kristol, who left the party over his support for Donald Trump, endorsed Nikki Haley the day before the Iowa caucuses began.
“I'm a former Republican. But if I were an Iowan, I would come back to vote for Haley on Monday. Voting against Trump in the Republican caucuses and primaries will be a challenge this winter. It is the most effective way to oppose Trump from spring to spring, and it is a legal and just way.
I'm a former Republican. But if I were an Iowan, I'd be back to vote for Haley on Monday.
Voting against Trump in the Republican caucuses and primaries is the most effective, legal and legitimate way to oppose Trump this winter and spring. https://t.co/6fPVqhbeje
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 14, 2024
Kristol has been a longtime adversary of Trump ever since the president traded insults with then-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), 2015. Long before publicly calling on voters to change party affiliation to influence primaries and caucuses, Kristol called Donald Trump's re-election a “threat to democracy.”
he even once shown He said he would support a military coup against Trump if necessary.
The disconnect between Mr. Kristol and Republican voters is becoming increasingly clear. Despite leaving the Republican Party, Kristol still leads a group called “Republicans for Ukraine,” which advocates for tens of billions of dollars in additional aid to Ukraine's war effort against Russia. , an increasingly unpopular position with Republican voters.
Bill Kristol speaks at an event at the Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe, Arizona. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
Kristol also called on Republican voters to support Democratic politicians “for a while” and said he supports Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2024 presidential bid.
He went so far as to suggest that Democrats replace President Joe Biden with left-wing pop star John Legend in 2024, calling the “So High” singer “our version.” . [Ukraine President Volodymyr] Mr Zelensky. ”
On Sunday night, Kristol's comments were widely ridiculed. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tweeted, “Forever neocon and former Cheney Republican Bill Kristol is telling you to vote for Nikki.”
“Do I need to say more?”
Eternal neocon and former Cheney Republican Bill Kristol says vote for Nikki.
Need I say more?
#Nevernikki https://t.co/rwxbUMKKBh https://t.co/tpeXIDRQDM
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 14, 2024
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News' Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
