Published January 24, 2024
Donald Trump’s relationship with his former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany appears to be beyond repair.
Trump was seemingly enraged by McEnany after she criticized the former president for using his victory speech in New Hampshire to attack his final opponent Nikki Haley.
“This speech was a speech to dispose of the last remaining competitor, if you could call it that,” McEnany said on Fox News. “She’s still significantly behind him, he’s pulling a majority support, but to get her out of the race.”
Her comments came after Trump defeated Haley in the New Hampshire primary by over 10 points, meaning any realistic challenge to his grip on the Republican nomination is over.
She continued:
“I would suggest that adopting a general election tone is what you do at this point, and here’s why I say this. This was actually a fairly good night for Joe Biden. When you look at our voter analysis, only 10% said, ‘I would not vote for Joe Biden if he’s the nominee.’ He won a plurality of voters who said he was too old, he won a majority of voters who were upset about the Gaza war.”
McEnany also cited some potentially concerning data about Trump’s prospects in the general election should he fail to unite the Republican Party:
When you look at the Republican Party, seven in ten Nikki Haley voters said, ‘I would not vote for Trump.’ There was a Des Moines Register poll, 43% said, ‘No, I wouldn’t vote for Trump.’
If I’m Trump, I sit back and I exclusively focus on the general election. I take the posture of a presumptive nominee. I focus on, number one, uniting the party, and number two, winning the independents, which Nikki Haley won 55-39%. That’s what I would do.
Nikki Haley, I mean, the closest margin is 30% in the states ahead. For all intents and purposes, he’s the presumptive nominee.
Trump, predictably, was unimpressed by her advice.
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Published January 24, 2024
Former President Trump attacked Kayleigh McEnany, his former White House press secretary, after she offered advice on Fox News about how he can unite the Republican party.
“I would suggest that adopting a general election tone is what you do at this point, and here’s why I say this: This was actually a fairly good night for Joe Biden. When you look at our voter analysis, only 10 percent said I would not vote for Joe Biden if he’s the nominee. He won a plurality of voters who said he was too old; he won a majority of voters who were upset about the Gaza war,” McEnany said during Fox’s coverage of Tuesday night’s New Hampshire primary.
“If I’m Trump, I sit back and I exclusively focus on the general election. I take the posture of a presumptive nominee. I focus on, No. 1, uniting the party, and No. 2, winning the independents, which Nikki Haley won 55-39 percent. That’s what I would do,” she continued.
McEnany’s comments were first highlighted be Mediaite.
Trump lashed out at his former press secretary in a post on Truth Social.
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SOURCE: www.thehill.com
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Trump congratulated DeSantis for running a ‘great campaign’ for president
Published January 21, 2024
Former President Trump congratulated Ron DeSantis Sunday for running a “great campaign” for president after the Florida governor dropped out of the 2024 race.
DeSantis ended his campaign and endorsed Trump, saying in part on X, “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance. They watched his presidency get stymied by relentless resistance, and they see Democrats using lawfare to this day to attack him.”
Trump spoke at a campaign event in Rochester, N.H., ahead of the 2024 primary and praised DeSantis for “doing a very good job.” He also said he looks forward to working with the former presidential candidate and others to defeat President Biden.
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‘The Big Weekend Show’ co-hosts discuss former President Trump’s reaction to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 race and President Biden’s latest poll numbers.
Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany said Trump will need a “conciliatory” tone for the next several months if he wants to beat Biden in November.
“I think he [Trump] gets the DeSantis voter both in the primary and the general. The DeSantis voter tends to be a traditional conservative person of faith, and that naturally translates to Donald Trump. Where I think his challenge is both here and going forward into a general election, is winning over the Nikki Haley voter, winning over the establishment voter, winning over the independent, which is why I think that vice presidential pick is so important,” McEnany said on “The Big Weekend Show.”
“You must pick someone who helps to bring in that bloc because I believe the conservatives, the base, is going to come home, show up, rain or shine. You need the independent, you need the suburban women. You need that tone.”
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SOURCE: www.foxnews.com
