John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre as having successful impacts for all Americans. He praised the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the gun legislation sponsored by Sens. On a hopeful note, Rove observed that good bipartisan legislation can still happen. Rove justified the feuding between Disney and DeSantis, saying that Disney is emblematic of big business getting special privileges. Rove also thought ex-Vice President Mike Pence impresses some red staters as a “man of courage” during the attack on the Capitol.Īnd he told the crowd not to dismiss Florida Gov. For 32 years, we’ve been governed by baby boomers and the Silent Generation.” He said Americans were “dying for generational change. He praised her energy and the fact that she was Gen X. Rove said he invited dozens of politically-connected people to his home to meet Haley, who was also Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Rove believes there are some Trump rivals who could win over Trump’s loyal base, including former South Carolina Gov. “Donad Trump has no friends,” Rove said at one point, later describing him as “driven by rage, anger, desire for revenge” rather than policy.
Rove acknowledged Trump’s charisma but repeatedly stressed that Trump should be part of the past. When Rove taught at the University of Texas-Austin, he compared political battles to Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War.”īut the focus remained steadily on Trump and his impact on the GOP’s future. Bush’s Texas gubernatorial and presidential campaigns and against opponents of the 2003 Iraq invasion. The crowd overflowing the auditorium laughed appreciatively.Ĭouric praised Rove’s skills as a Trump mimic.įascinating books have been written about Rove’s alleged scorched-earth tactics while working on George W. Rove mimicked Trump telling guests to “try the prime rib,” then turning to an assistant and yelling, “Bring me the Rocket Man file.” Rove imagined him bragging to guests about how much the North Korean dictator liked him. "I think it would be very disloyal if they did, but that's OK, too.He regaled the audience with his vocal impersonation of Trump boasting to Mar-a-Lago dinner guests about the classified documents the ex-president stashed in his resort. "Many of them have said they would never run if I run, so we'll see whether that turns out to be true," Trump said of Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Vice President Mike Pence and other former members of the Trump administration have also been highlighted as potential challengers. And measuring the race for the GOP presidential nomination in Wisconsin, the Marquette poll has Trump at 31 and DeSantis at 30 followed by former Vice President Mike Pence at 6 and Sen.
Trump has not yet declared a 2024 candidacy but is widely thought to be waiting until after the November midterm elections to announce his intentions. It often indicates a user profile.įormer President Donald Trump on Friday said it would be "very disloyal" for his former Cabinet members to run against him in a 2024 Republican presidential primary, sending a firm message to those mulling over potential White House candidacies.ĭuring a Fox News Radio interview with host Brian Kilmeade, Trump boasted of his continued dominance among GOP voters by pointing to the strong primary leads that he continues to hold in most public polling. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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