GOP governor says conservatives are slowly ‘pushing back’ against Trump: ‘It’s just taking longer than it should’
by Brad Dress - 07/10/22 11:19 AM ET
Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.) on Sunday said conservatives are slowly “pushing back” against former President Trump.
Hogan told NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd that Trump’s power and “influence is diminishing” and the Republican Party would slowly distance itself from the former president. The Maryland governor, who has long been critical of Trump, also said he no longer feels he is a lone dissenter.
“I’ve been talking about this for years now, and I felt like I was on a lifeboat all by myself. But now we need a bigger boat because more and more people are speaking out every day,” Hogan said. “I said Trump’s influence on the party was going to diminish over time. It hasn’t happened rapidly, but it has diminished dramatically.”
Trump is facing backlash from some in the GOP for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The House panel investigating the rioting has held a series of hearings over the summer highlighting the events leading up to Jan. 6, featuring a former White House aide who said Trump encouraged armed rioters to march toward the Capitol.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3551437-gop-gov-says-conservatives-are-slowly-pushing-back-against-trump-its-just-taking-longer-than-it-should/