Former candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says the right thing to do is for runner-up Nikki Haley to leave and unite the party after Fox News predicts that former President Trump will win the New Hampshire Republican primary. He said that.
Ramaswamy called Tuesday's results a decisive victory for Trump, adding that the Granite State's open primary system led to large numbers of independents voting in the Republican primary.
he called too new hampshire A microcosm of the national electorate:
“This is kind of the terrain of the general election,” he said, noting that some of Haley's biggest donors, like LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, are anti-Trump or typical added that he is a Democratic donor.
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“So I think this predicts what's going to happen in the general election. And the decisive margin that we see tonight is, in some ways, a good thing for Trump heading into the general election in November.” “I think it's a precursor to reunifying this country,” he said.
“And in my view, the general election really begins tonight. I think the Republican primary ends tonight no matter how you look at it. And I think the party and the country will be better off if we look at it for what it is.” ”
Ramaswamy, who famously held up a notepad with “Nikki = Corruption” written on it during a primary debate, said she was never afraid to criticize the former South Carolina governor and said that Haley remained in the race. In the long term, it is hoped that Mr. Trump's candidacy will be neutralized by outside forces such as lawsuits.
“If Nikki Haley stays, her only path and her purpose is for Donald Trump to be removed by forces outside of this process, by the judicial system and the Secretary of State in places like Maine. 'And I think that's completely wrong,' he said.
He said Hoffman is helping fund advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Trump and that the Haley connection is why continuing a binary primary is a long-term issue. He said that it shows what is bad for the party and the country.
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Ramaswamy focused on Trump's candidacy itself, and recent comments by Democratic lawmakers that appear to run counter to the Biden administration's platform on issues such as open borders also indicate Trump's desire for a second term. said.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania), who once supported socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for president, spoke to CNN about achieving the American Dream. He pointed out that it seemed like he was criticizing left-wing immigration policies. Under threat from hundreds of thousands of migrants flooding the border.
“That means a lot of Democrats, independents, and liberals agree with the views of this America First movement. That's why I backed out of the race in support of Donald Trump. Other Republicans “I think they did the right thing and it's Nikki Haley's turn. We need to do the right thing as well and focus on the landslide this November,” he said.
In her post-primary speech, Haley countered that the biggest secret in politics is that Democrats want to run against Trump in November, saying that Trump's nomination “is a sign of Biden's victory and Kamala Harris becoming president.” He claimed to be at the forefront of this.
But Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany said on “Jesse Watters Prime Time” that Haley's plan to remain in the race beyond South Carolina was an obvious “game” for the Trump administration's vice presidency. He added that there is.
Similarly, Karl Rove, a former aide to former President George W. Bush, said that Haley's remaining in the race could in some ways benefit Trump, saying that running against the former governor could be a “general election victory.” “If he accepts the task of explaining the election, he can articulate a vision for…” The message of the general election and positioning himself to beat Biden…he'll be better for it. ”
“Whoever the Republican nominee is will do a lot to unite the party and lower the temperature, and the primary responsibility is on the front-runner,” Rove said.
As President Trump prepares to take the stage for his victory speech later Tuesday, Fox News political analyst Brit Hume says he's hoping for a big victory that would force former President Trump to force Haley out of the race. he quipped.
As the results gradually came in, with a difference of about 10 points at the time of this article, Hume considered the race to be more of a “competition”. [Trump’s] Money he didn't want. ”
“He was hoping that what happened tonight would be a landslide victory that would knock her out of the race,” he said. “I don't think that's happening, so I don't know how kind he will be.”
Hume said Haley's candidacy still appears “alive and strong” as South Carolina approaches its next vote in late February.
