'The irony is that in 2016, candidate Trump complained about 'rigged' primaries,' John Avlon pointed out.
Trump's current primary challengers are former Governor and Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld and former Representative and radio host Joe Walsh of Illinois. The candidates have slammed the Republican efforts to block their challenge to the president.
"Are you kidding me? Are we taking our cues from North Korea now in terms of the electoral process?" Sanford asked inwith CNN earlier this month, slamming the state parties for making the decision to block the primaries. President Donald Trump waves to supporters as he arrives for a campaign rally in Rio Rancho, New Mexico on September 16"This president seemingly every day attacks our democracy, but we have to be outraged. And I always want to pinch myself and remind myself that this isn't Russia," he said Monday during an interview with CNN."I do not live in Russia. I refuse to live in Russia. We can't just cancel elections in this country.
For his part, Trump has mocked the three candidates as the"three stooges," also referring to them as a"laughingstock" and classifying their campaigns as a"publicity stunt."
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