WASHINGTON (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is considering running for president, on Tuesday called a third Donald Trump White House bid the “worst scenario” for Republicans and said his call for terminating parts of the Constitution hurts the country.
Hutchinson has previously said he wouldn’t support Trump’s candidacy in 2024, but in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, he didn’t rule out backing Trump if he becomes the Republican nominee.
“That’s really the worst scenario,” Hutchinson said of another matchup between Trump and Biden. “That’s almost the scenario that Biden wishes for. And that’s probably how he got elected the first time. It became, you know, a binary choice for the American people between the challenges that we saw in the Trump presidency, particularly the closing days, versus Biden, who he made it that choice.”
Hutchinson said that he planned to make a decision early next year on whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination. Hutchinson leaves office in January.
The Arkansas governor said he thinks this year’s midterm elections showed the need for new voices and that he’s measuring how much financial support he’d have for mounting a presidential bid.
Hutchinson is among several potential rivals to Trump who are considering a presidential bid in 2024.
Click here to read the entire interview with Gov. Hutchinson from The Associated Press.
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