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In a move that has shocked the Republican party, a prominent state governor has stated that he intends to fight against President Trump and derail his bid for the presidency. With this, the party is turning into a conservative movement, and voters may be worried about this.
Asa Hutchinson, the governor of Arkansas, has stated that he will do everything in his power to stop Donald Trump from running for president in 2024. This is a shocking development, and it throws a huge cloud over the upcoming primary season of the Republican Party. It will be interesting to see how this goes, as well as if Trump will actually acknowledge the statement.
According to Daily Wire, the governor of a state vowed to prevent Trump from becoming the Republican nominee in 2024.
Asa was asked by Jonathan Karl, the co-host of ABC News' "This Week," if he would support Donald Trump if he were to win the nomination for president again. Here is what Asa had to say.
“I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United States…I think Jan. 6 really disqualifies him for the future. And so we move beyond that. And that’s what I'm going to be focused on,” Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson tells @JonKarl. https://t.co/xCAmiEc9Ly pic.twitter.com/LTm6SvsuqK
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 1, 2023
The primary reason why Asa is saying this is due to term limits in Arkansas, which he hopes will lead to a new opportunity for himself.
Despite his long-standing belief that the January 2021 riot at the Capitol would prevent Trump from becoming the Republican nominee in 2024, Asa noted that it was premature to make a definitive statement about his support for the president.
Asa, who used to be a drug enforcement official, became Arkansas' governor in January 2015. His term limits prevented him from running for office again. He also warned the Republican National Committee against unifying the party.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson warns RNC against putting up “obstacles” to unifying the Republican Party, telling @JonKarl that every candidate besides Donald Trump should have a chance to “showcase their skills and leadership capability.” https://t.co/xCAmiEc9Ly pic.twitter.com/LHc5zpVKvz
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 1, 2023
On January 6, CNN reported that the House Committee that subpoenaed Donald Trump had withdrawn its subpoena.
After they both endorsed Sarah Sanders during the 2022 presidential election cycle, the two politicians became friends. Sanders served as the press secretary for Trump from 2017 to 2019. She is the daughter of Mike Huckabee, who was the former governor of Arkansas.
In a letter to Trump's attorney, Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the Committee on Select Committee, stated that the committee was no longer able to pursue the information that it had been looking for. He also said that Trump was no longer required to produce the documents that he had been ordered to provide.
Despite the claims made by the governor, Donald Trump is still the same person who has been taking on challenges head-on. This will be an interesting battle should the governor decide to challenge the president. Most voters are worried about the division within the Republican party, and this spat won't help improve their morale.
It will be interesting to see how this battle between the politicians will end. The outcome will have a huge impact on the Republican party's future.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on Next News Network.
