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Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears said that she will not support former President Donald Trump's candidacy if he announces another presidential bid.
Sears, a Republican who previously served as national chair of a group seeking to get Trump reelected, entered office in January after winning election in November 2021.
Trump, who is widely expected to launch a 2024 White House bid, said on Monday that he will make "a very big announcement" next week at the Mar-a-Lago on November 15.
During a Thursday appearance on Fox Business, Sears said that "the voters have spoken, and they have said that they want a different leader. And a true leader understands when they have become a liability. A true leader understands that it's time to step off the stage."
Sears said if Trump runs, she will not back his bid.
"I could not support him," Sears declared. She said that Trump-backed candidates have underperformed. "We have a clear mission. And it is time to move on."
Winsome Sears: It’s time to move on from Trump www.youtube.com
Trump has threatened to dish unflattering information about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if the governor decides to mount a presidential run. "I know more about him than anybody other than perhaps his wife," Trump claimed, according to the Wall Street Journal. "I think if he runs he could hurt himself very badly," Trump said. "I think he would be making a mistake," he noted. "I think the base would not like it."
Trump took a jab at DeSantis last week by referring to him as "Ron DeSanctimonious." But the former president indicated this week that he voted for DeSantis in the Sunshine State's gubernatorial contest. The incumbent Republican governor won another term in office, decisively defeating Democratic challenger Charlie Crist.
Trump attacked DeSantis in a statement on Thursday, calling him "an average REPUBLICAN Governor with great Public Relations" and again referring to him as "Ron DeSanctimonious."
\u201cNEW: Trump goes postal on DeSantis \ud83d\udc47\u201d— Curtis Houck (@Curtis Houck) 1668121314
Former President Donald Trump has issued a statement endorsing Harriet Hageman who is aiming to defeat incumbent Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in the GOP primary for Wyoming's at-large Congressional District.
"I strongly endorse Republican House of Representatives Candidate Harriet Hageman from Wyoming who is running against warmonger and disloyal Republican, Liz Cheney," Trump declared. "Unlike RINO Liz Cheney, Harriet is all in for America First. Harriet has my Complete and Total Endorsement in replacing the Democrats number one provider of sound bites, Liz Cheney. Make America Great Again!"
Cheney responded to the endorsement, tweeting, "Here's a sound bite for you: Bring it."
Hageman fired back: "Planning on it. If you're not busy meeting with [Nancy] Pelosi come back and visit us in Wyoming sometime."
Planning on it. If you’re not busy meeting with Pelosi come back and visit us in Wyoming sometime.… https://t.co/XfJOnqDumf
— Harriet Hageman (@HagemanforWY) 1631202721.0
Cheney, who has held Wyoming's solitary U.S. House seat since 2017, was one of 10 House Republicans to vote in favor of impeaching then-President Trump earlier this year in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The U.S. Senate's vote on the matter occurred after Trump had already departed from office and the former president was acquitted since the 57 senators who voted to convict fell short of the threshold necessary for a conviction.
The House GOP ousted the outspoken Trump critic from her post as House Republican Conference Chair in May, and then elected Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York to fill the slot.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Cheney as one of the lawmakers she appointed to serve on the House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Trump had previously called Cheney a "loser RINO," saying that he would endorse a challenger and noting that, "in the end we just want ONE CANDIDATE running against Cheney."
The congresswoman is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served alongside President George W. Bush.
"Hageman has previously supported Cheney, donating to past campaigns and serving as an adviser to her failed Senate bid in 2013," according to the Washington Post.
Earlier this week prior to announcing her election bid, Hageman resigned from her position as Wyoming GOP national committeewoman.
In her resignation letter, she referred to the Wyoming GOP's move to censure Cheney earlier this year: "I also believe that by censuring Rep. Liz Cheney we sent the strong message that we expect our elected officials to respect the views and values of the people who elected them," Hageman wrote, according to USA Today. "Accountability is key and I am proud of our party for demanding it."
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