Former President Donald Trump, according to Fox News co-host Kayleigh McEnany, should not campaign in Georgia ahead of the Senate runoff between Republican Herschel Walker and Senator Raphael Warnock (D).
McEnany’s remarks are particularly noteworthy since they show that even former Trump supporters like herself (she served as White House media secretary until the end of Trump’s presidency) recognize that Trump might be harming, rather than benefiting, the Republican Party.
What did McEnany have to say?
McEnany remarked on “Outnumbered” that “every last ounce of GOP energy” must go into driving Walker to the finish line.
“No, no, no, no, no, 2022 is not finished,” McEnany said. “I realize there’s a tendency to start talking about 2024,” she added. “Every Republican energy must be directed towards bringing the Biden agenda to an end, and this could happen right here in Georgia.”
When questioned about Trump, McEnany remarked, “He has to put that on hold,” an apparent allusion to a huge announcement set for next week by Trump. Many political experts anticipate Trump will announce his 2024 presidential candidacy.
Should Trump help campaign for Walker? McEnany believes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is more equipped for the job.
“I think we’ll have to make some strategic decisions,” she stated. “Given what transpired last night, I believe Gov. DeSantis should be welcomed in the state. You have to look at the reality on the ground. And Herschel Walker must win the Senate. That’s it, fellas. We must win the Senate.”
Is there anything else?
McEnany’s veiled recommendation that Trump avoid Georgia looks to be the prescription Republicans need.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board revealed why this is the case. Across the board, Trump-endorsed candidates either lost or won by considerably lower percentages than Republicans in the same state who were not major Trump supporters.
“Mr. Trump has a flawless record of electoral failure since his improbable triumph in 2016 over the widely disliked Hillary Clinton. Because of his poor support rating, the GOP took a beating in the 2018 midterm elections. Mr. Trump himself was defeated in 2020,” the editorial board explained.
“Now, Mr. Trump has messed up the elections in 2022,” the board stated.
DeSantis, on the other hand, has changed Florida from a generational swing state into dependable GOP territory.
Desantis over Trump NEVER! Desantis is a nice guy. Trump is a powerful person and the best President EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AGREE!!!! & Amen
I wish DeSantis and Trump could make amends with what ever caused this division between the two. I was hoping that in the next Presidential election the two of them could run as a team. Trump would run for President with DeSantis as his VP, Trump can only run for one more term, so DeSantis would run and our nation could have him for four years! Or Nation would have twelve years of sanity and rebuilding what Sleepy Joe has destroyed. Our economy booming and lack of wars did make the US great again when Trump was in office. How the Democrats can ignore the deals Hunter and Joe pulled off with China and Russia, and who knows where else is amazing.
You are right!!! I think this may be a way for the mainstream media to split the Republican ticket in 2024.
BACUP TRUMP ALL THE WAY OR YOU ARE SAYING DEMS WERE RIGHT. WE NEED TO WIN THE HOUSE NOW AND THEN PUT TRUMP BACK IN W/H. I NOW SEE THAT THE INSANITY AND INDOCTRINATION OF THE LEFT HAS NO BOUNDS. IT WILL GET BAD ENOUGH THAT THOSE THAT VOTED DEMONRAT WILL REGRET IT.
Desantis is a Turn Coat….He thinks hes Pres Trump…Watch how he acts like Trump!!! Do you really want this Man…?
I like Governor Ron Desantis! I think he’s done more for the state of Florida than any other Governor we’ve seen in a long time. He’s kept out state open for business during the pandemic when many other states were ramping up restrictions during the Covid-19 of 2020. I think he’d make a great President in 2024. If he runs I’d vote for him!
Rhonda Martin
I Love Trump but think his popularity is waning! Desantis may be the winning ticket!!!
i think so too. he doeesn’t back down to anyone.
I really like Trump’s policies, but he has ro much baggage to run or win. I suport Gov. Desantis!
I agree; unfortunately 4 years of a relentless biased media attack on Trump has left him with a bad taste to too many much needed future voters Ind.s.and Suburban women.It is not right but that’s the way it is.
I think Trumps time is past, Desantis can hold the republicans together
Kayleigh did NOT turn on Trump. I heard every word she said. She HOPED Trump would NOT announce that he was running until the Hershel Walker runoff was secured.
The media is trying to drive a WEDGE between Republicans.
DO NOT FALL for this.
Remember that the media’s FAKE NEWS has ALWAYS been against Trump.
DeSantis has NOT announced that he will run for the PRESIDENCY. So this is just an attempt at splitting two strong contenders, that would be even STRONGER TOGETHER if the TIMING was RIGHT !!!
Good points CSUF1…
DeSantis is not a turncoat. He learned under Trump…and is why he is a great Governor and did so well in 2022 mid-terms. This he did on his own accomplishments because he and Trump are fighters and alike.
I am a Trump MAGA supporter longer than most current supporters…and welcome you all.
All I ask that many of you stop listening to the Progressive Narrative of the MSM and the GOP UNI-PARTY AND RINOS…they are the ones responsible for the close races we lost and not credited for many of the unexpected gains we made in house seats and governorships this midterm. The editorial board of WSJ and McEnany are wrong about 2016, the 2018 midterms, and 2020 elections. They are wrong here as well about the midterms. They the media, and GOP UNI-PARTY are to blame for current GOP shortcomings not Trump or DeSantis.
They are still out to get rid of Trump and now they are out to do same to DeSantis by trying to lure him in for their own benefit not us or the country. We just must let Ron know for the moment that he may have the turncoat GOP courting him but they won’t help him get the 81% + of the people Trump has already behind him.
They already proved they chose not to support SOME of our MAGA chosen candidates and we still had many wins in spite of them. We welcome DeSantis but in his time not Trumps…his is still there waiting ahead but not without MAGA.
I believe the msm is trying too take down Trump and make it look like he and desantis are at odds and split the gop going into 2024 it’s a ploy most of the recent midterm votes were definitely rigged for instance in Pennsylvania and elsewhere
PRESIDENT TRUMB WILL GET MY VOTE IN 2024 . DESantis for VP, but I don’t think PRESIDENT TRUMP wants him, but I think they would be a great team & a learning curve for DESantis for President in 2028.
i think Trump and DeSantis would be great
I WOULD VOTE FO A WORM BEFORE ANY DEMONRAT.
i voted democrat until they started bashing trump before he ever got elected.i will never vote democrat again.
It was another collaborative effort by the Devil-Dogs to make Trump appear ineffective by planning another cheating scheme. Already we know that the military said, so far, they found over 330,000 more votes for Oz in PA. The good ol’ machines were doing their magic act again! Also Kari Lake’s numbers were switched with air head’s. I believe we will see, in the end, that the military will prove that this election, along with 2020 should be null and void. The military needs to re-run this, with themselves being the poll masters, alongside the regular workers. And NO MACHINES!! Paper ballots, in person only (with minimal exceptions.) No early voting and all ballots in and accounted for by poll closings. Reported numbers by midnight!! Those not following the rules, have their votes canceled. No exceptions.