Only two of the eight 2024 presidential candidates kept their hands down when asked if they would support former President Donald Trump if he is convicted in one or more of his four criminal cases.
When asked by Fox News moderators who would support Trump as the GOP presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy confidently put his hand up, followed by former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Gov. Doug Burgum , and Sen. Tim Scott .After looking around, Gov. Ron DeSantis put his hand up, followed by former Vice President Mike Pence. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared to put his hand up, later clarifying that he was shaking his finger.
Ramaswamy hit back at Christie, saying Christie blasting Trump would be a lot more credible if Christie's campaign was"not based on vengeance and grievance against, blindly bashing Donald Trump without an iota of vision for this country."Hutchinson continued to say that Trump was"morally disqualified" from becoming president again.
Scott, Christie, DeSantis, and Haley all agreed that Pence did the right thing on Jan. 6, 2021, by certifying the 2020 election.The Florida governor argued that the focus should not be on the actions Trump took in 2021 — instead, he said the focus should be on Jan. 20, 2025,"when the next president is going to take off."
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