Category: 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination

DeSantis Touts ‘Florida Blueprint,’ Tells Christian Broadcasters, ‘I Have Only Begun to Fight’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not say he was running for president but he sure sounded like a man with plans beyond the Sunshine State during a Monday night address to the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention. “Get ready. Put on the full armor of God,” DeSantis said in closing a 30-minute speech, paused 25…


Trump ‘Pleased’ With Ramaswamy’s Jump in GOP Primary Polls

After gaining some ground in the polls, Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is receiving encouragement from an unlikely source—his competition. In a CBS YouGov poll (pdf) published May 1, Ramaswamy—regarded by many as an underdog—pulled in 5 percent of the vote, tying for third place with former Vice President Mike Pence. And although there was a…


Bill Barr Says He’s ‘Adamantly Against’ Another Trump Presidency

Former Attorney General Bill Barr is “adamantly against” the notion of his former boss, President Donald Trump, returning to the Oval Office. While promoting his new book “One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General” at a May 5 event hosted by The City Club of Cleveland, Barr said it would be a…


Former Governor Asa Hutchinson Kicks Off Presidential Campaign in Arkansas

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his 2024 presidential campaign April 26, positioning himself as a “consistent conservative” fighting for the future of the United States and the soul of the Republican Party. “Today, I am announcing that I am a candidate for president of the United States,” Hutchinson told supporters in his hometown…


Chris Christie Says He Will Decide His Presidential Candidacy in ‘Next Couple Weeks’

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has not decided on another run for president yet, but he is testing the waters. In an April 18 interview with Semafor editor-at-large Steve Clemons, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate revealed that he will make a decision on a potential campaign “in the next couple weeks.” “RNC [Republican National…


GOP Presidential Hopefuls Pitch Plans to Support Gun Rights to NRA Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—The Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms, including outside one’s home. At the same time, states and government agencies are clamping down on those rights. It’s enough to make gun owners wonder how long they will have a Second Amendment. A group of politicians…


DeSantis Wins Over Pennsylvania Grassroots Activists and Leaves No Doubt He’s Running

Commentary CAMP HILL, Pennsylvania—Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) left little doubt during his speech Saturday to Keystone State conservatives gathered for the annual Pennsylvania Leadership Conference: He is running for the Republican nomination for president. Nothing and no one will get in his way of doing that. “We have a responsibility to preserve what the founders…


DeSantis Says He Hasn’t ‘Made a Final Decision’ on 2024 Presidential Run

If he was President of the United States, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would loosen regulatory spigots on domestic oil/gas production to diminish Putin’s Russia, defend Taiwan if attacked by the People’s Republic of China, ban TikTok, and nationalize a governing formula that has made the Sunshine State “one of the most dynamic jurisdictions in the…


DeSantis Draws Distinction From Trump, Says He Would Have ‘Fired’ Fauci

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would have “fired” former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci if he was president during the COVID-19 pandemic, he tells Piers Morgan in a Fox Nation interview that airs March 23. DeSantis, regarded the undeclared top challenger to Donald Trump’s bid for a third consecutive Republican…


NH Governor Sununu Says Will Support 2024 GOP Nominee, Even If Trump, Amid Calls for Unity

Republican Party talk surrounding potential candidates for the 2024 GOP nomination continues to make waves, with some commentary focusing on former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. During NBC’s Sunday talk show “Meet the Press” on March 5, moderate Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu was candid about his actions with a possible Trump GOP ticket in 2024….