LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Republican Party’s nascent 2024 class, emboldened as ever, openly cast Donald Trump as “a loser” over and over on Friday as they courted donors and activists fretting about the GOP’s future under the former president’s leadership.
Trump’s vocal critics included current and former Republican governors, members of his own Cabinet and major donors... It was a remarkable display of defiance for a party defined almost wholly by its allegiance to Trump for the past six years.
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“We were told we’d get tired of winning. But I’m tired of losing. Personality, celebrity just aren’t going to get it done.”-Obese former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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“[Criminal investigations] are his issues to sort out. Everyone’s gonna sit back and watch the show. And that’s not just his supporters — that’s his money, that’s donors, that’s fundraisers. We’re just moving on."-New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu.
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“In my view, he’s now a loser. He’s an electoral loser. You look at a general electorate, I don’t think there’s a Democrat he can beat because he’s now toxic to suburban voters on a personal level, and he’s earned it.”-Obese former New Jersey governor Chris Christie.