Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as White House communications director under President Trump, said in an interview Sunday that he plans to campaign for President Biden if Trump wins the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Told.
In an interview with Jim Acosta on “CNN Newsroom,” Scaramucci pointed to President Trump's recent threats against political opponents to emphasize the need to protect American institutions before prioritizing partisan politics. did.
“This is really going to be a fight for democracy, this one. He's going to expand executive power. He's going to make things even worse for people. He's already used the Justice Department to attack his enemies. “We're going to pursue him,” Scaramucci said of Trump.
“For all of these reasons, if he ends up being the nominee, we have to support the Democratic Party here,” he continued, referring to Trump. “I'll work hard on it.”
When Mr. Acosta tried to clarify whether that meant he supported Mr. Biden over Mr. Trump, Mr. Scaramucci replied, “Yes, 100 percent. No, no, you didn't mishear.''
“If Donald Trump is the candidate, I'm a patriot first, Jim, I'm a partisan second. This is a fight for American democracy. This is a fight for freedom. Someone “To say you're going to be a dictator on the fly and go after your enemies from day one goes against more than 200 years of American experimentation,” Scaramucci said.
Scaramucci, who has become a prominent critic of President Trump, made history by serving as communications director for just 10 days in the notoriously volatile Trump administration.
“He has to explain to the American people what he is suggesting,” Scaramucci said of President Trump. “They may think his policies are going to work, things like that. But we have to keep the system in place. We're going to hire institutionalists in 2024. , we must preserve and expand America's democratic system. Mr. Trump doesn't want that.”
“So in the case of Trump vs. Biden, absolutely, we will do everything in our power to ensure that the president remains in office,” he said.
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