Orlando, Florida – Donald Trump Jr. said on Friday that there are “many” Senate Republicans against whom he could support primary disputes, while criticizing the idea of ”blindly” supporting incumbents.
The comments, made during an exclusive interview with Fox News, come as the Republican Party is trying to find its direction now that former President Donald Trump is out of office. Trump Jr. and many others are defending the Republican Party’s future at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which started Friday in Orlando and will continue until Sunday.
“I think without a doubt” the Republican Party is still the Trump party, Trump Jr., told Fox News shortly after his speech. “I think you hear it by the voices. I think you see it in the speeches of others who are in the government. I see in the setback you see from some of those who have been the opposite of that in the past few weeks. I think it is very clear. And it should be. Put it America in the first place shouldn’t be controversial. “
Donald Trump Jr. speaks on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called “Save America Rally”. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)
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During his speech, Trump Jr. criticized Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., That he said he should face a challenge in the primaries in 2022. He told Fox News after his speech that there are “many” Republican senators in office that he would consider supporting the main challenges against.
“I think there is a couple that I would certainly get involved in,” said Trump Jr. “I think [former President Donald Trump] he would be involved in choosing individual races and individuals who supported him, and not others. And that’s fine. “
He continued, “I don’t think we have to blindly support, you know, establishment candidates who don’t do anything. I think that’s a mistake and I think we’ve seen a lot of that from the establishment, where they blindly throw money, time, money and energy to help failed candidates who lack charisma, personality or political talent, get over the line simply because they’ve been there for a few years. That’s the kind of nonsense that has to end, and I think it will. “
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He would not nominate any specific senator that he thinks should face a major challenge.
Trump Jr.’s statement comes at a time when many are trying to downplay the idea that there is a civil war within the Republican Party.
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 2: US Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) (L) speaks while Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) (R) listens during a press conference at the US Capitol on April 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. Scott and Hawley in talks with Fox News on Friday, both criticized the idea of a Republican civil war. (Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images)
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Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Told Fox News during an interview after his speech at CPAC on Friday that “those who are – seem quite interested in this whole concept of a republican civil war – what I I think it’s DC’s thing. You can come here to see that there is no civil war. Our voters have no interest in coming back. They want to move on. “
In the meantime, the chairman of the Republican National Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Senator Rick Scott of Florida, intended to declare that the Republican civil war “is now canceled”. He doubled down on those comments during an interview with Fox News Friday.
“The civil war has been canceled,” he said. “Let’s focus on the issues. If you look across the country, what people are saying is that they are talking about where we are going? They are not talking about where we have been.”
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Scott added: “We are not going back to the dial-up Internet. We are not going back to phones and typewriters. Are we going back to where we can go in the future? What can we do to make sure we get the majority.”
CPAC will continue on Saturday morning with another full day of lectures and panels. Former President Donald Trump will deliver the opening speech at the CPAC on Sunday.
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