Kellyanne Conway, a former senior adviser to President Trump, appeared on Fox News Radio's “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Tuesday and urged Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to withdraw from the Republican presidential race and join the party in support of Trump. advised them to unite. Nikki Haley fell far behind in the Iowa caucuses on Monday as DeSantis and former U.N. ambassador President Trump cruised to a landslide victory.
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Kellyanne Conway: I think [Trump] The way we campaign in Iowa has also changed. Sure, we love retail politics. I've been a pollster for decades and love interacting with people. But here at Iowa State, he had the fewest appearances at about 25, while Vivek Ramaswamy had 10 times that. Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis certainly had a lot going on. Nikki Haley had all the king's horses and his men when it came to last-minute cash injections. The ads were non-stop. I think Ron DeSantis' vaunted on-field play helped him squeeze out a second-place finish. But that's far from Trump. I think Trump… has all the top spots here.
Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. (Getty Images)
If I were Ron DeSantis, I would gracefully leave school and say, I'm a 45-year-old guy in politics and a successful governor of a third-largest state. I'm going to help Trump win, I'm going to help him beat Joe Biden, and we'll see what the future holds. I think he should take Vivek's path…that's my advice. I think they're all staying there in case Trump doesn't become the nominee for some reason.
But hey, I heard it. Nikki Haley talks about “Fox & Friends” She said this morning was a two person race…she was right. It's a two-person race, but it's between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. And she cannot win her way to the Republican nomination. She can't go through Democrats or independent voters. That won't work. And as a Republican, as a conservative, I shouldn't want it to work that way. We want to see how the party is expanding now. All articles and polls show that President Trump is doing better among Hispanics, African Americans, union households, self-proclaimed independents, and first-time voters. And even among some young people and some women's groups, he has more support than his predecessors or recent Republicans. No one wants to go back to the Romney-McCain model. This is a losing model and suggests that you are “winnable”. Donald Trump completely blew his chances of winning the election just like he did in 2016. I would say this word. around donald trump Currently not electable. That is “necessity”.
DES MOINES, IOWA – JANUARY 15: Former President Donald Trump speaks during a caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowans voted today in the state's caucuses for the first contest in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination process. Trump is projected to win the Iowa caucuses. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
former president donald trump On Monday night, he moved closer to an easy victory in the Iowa caucuses, a race at the top of the 2024 Republican presidential nomination calendar.
of Fox News Decision Desk He called President Trump at 8:31 p.m. ET, 30 minutes after caucuses began across the Hawkeye State.
More than two hours after Trump's victory was declared, the Fox News Decision Desk announced that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had won the election over former United Nations Ambassador and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. I expected him to come in second place.
FOX News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
