But he offered no specific thoughts on the cases against him - even though Trump is also bracing to be charged soon in Washington over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Ron DeSantis was also in attendance, repeating his frequent promise to halt the “weaponization” of the Justice Department, an allusion to Trump’s legal troubles. He also insisted the same would be true if he were trailing in the polls.įlorida Gov. “If I weren’t running, I would have nobody coming after me,” Trump said in his only veiled reference to his legal issues. Still, with Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus less than six months away, Trump joined a dozen other GOP hopefuls in speaking to about 1,200 GOP members and activists. The former president frequently avoids attending multi-candidate events in person, questioning why he would share a stage with competitors who are badly trailing him in polls. Trump attended the event in person, which is a rarity. Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison.” “The reason Donald Trump lost the election in 2020 is he failed to grow the GOP brand,” Hurd said, before saying, “Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. While many of the so-called "top tier" hopefuls made speeches without addressing Trump’s legal difficulties, Hurd confronted the situation head-on, and a chorus of boos rained down on him.
None of the other candidates mentioned the subject.Trump attended the event, which is a rarity.
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