Indiana Republican Sen. Todd Young told the media on Friday, days after the former president’s commanding Super Tuesday performance, that he would not support former President Trump.
“Nothing has changed from my standpoint,” Young told CNN after the interview. WWEV 44 News reported Young said he would not support Trump because of the former president’s positions and comments regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“I trust the people I represent to make their own decisions about who to vote for.”
The newspaper reported that Mr. Young has not decided who he will support in November.
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Left – Sen. Todd Young R – President Trump (Getty Images)
Young’s position reiterates comments he has made in the past, including from nine months ago. He said He is “not going to support him.”
“Where do I start?” Young said when asked why he doesn’t support Trump.
“I think President Trump made the wrong decision in this case,” Young said. I said it before, Referring to President Trump’s refusal to call Putin a “war criminal” in 2023, he said, “President Putin and his government have engaged in war crimes. … That’s why I’m the Republican nominee.” I’m not going to support him as such.”
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Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) speaks during a U.S. Senate debate on October 16, 2022 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Daron Cummings, File)
Young took office in 2017 and was re-elected to the Senate in 2022, beating his Democratic challenger, Thomas McDermott Jr., by about 20 points.
Young was one of only four Republican senators whom Trump did not endorse for reelection that year. According to Politico.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at Mar-a-Lago on March 5, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Young is the third sitting Republican senator to decline to endorse Trump, following Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah.
The Trump campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
