Senate Democrat: GOP presidential candidates want to end democracy
by Miranda Nazzaro - 01/22/24 8:42 AM ET
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) on Sunday dug into the GOP presidential candidates, claiming the group of three — at the time — White House hopefuls would “all undermine democracy.”
Speaking on NBC’s “Meet The Press” just hours before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended his presidential bid, Hassan argued his and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley’s pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee, even if it is former President Trump, shows a GOP primary field that would disregard the law.
“Look, Trump is very likely to win the nomination from everything we’re seeing. But, I think people need to be really clear here, regardless of which Republican wins the nomination — whether it is Haley, or DeSantis or Trump — they are all committed to rolling this country backwards, to undermining democracy,” Hassan said Sunday morning.
Hassan pointed to a series of past actions and remarks that show Trump “advocates violence,” including remarks in November in which he compared his political enemies to “vermin” who needed to be exposed. The comment drew backlash and comparisons to rhetoric of a dictator.
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