Utah Gov. Spencer Cox defended his comments at the 2024 Utah GOP convention and reaffirmed support for the state's caucus system despite backlash from Republican delegates.
After receiving some boos at the 2024 GOP nomination convention, Gov. Spencer Cox said he still supports Utah’s caucus/convention system.
“I shared my thoughts in a very raw moment and tried to direct those remarks at a very small group,” Cox said Thursday during his semi-monthly televised press conference. “I think it’s important to call out that kind of behavior. I think it’s bad for our party. I think it’s bad for our country. And I think it’s bad for our state.”
Since narrowly winning the GOP gubernatorial primary four years ago, Cox has become the target of scorn from far-right delegates whom Cox has angered for any number of perceived sins they see as being inconsistent with conservatism and the Utah GOP. Cox did not vote for Trump in 2016 and 2020 and had hoped Republicans would choose someone else as their presidential nominee. This is clearly a sore spot for Cox, who became visibly irked when asked if he planned to cast a ballot for Trump this year.Cox was asked whether he planned to vote for Trump during his February press conference but refused to give a definitive answer.
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