Former President Donald Trump’s second criminal indictment has already reshaped the presidential Republican primary contest as the other hopefuls tried to find a balance of defending him or using it as evidence to bolster their own campaigns.
as the other hopefuls tried to find a balance of defending him or using it as evidence to bolster their own campaigns.
The day after the indictment, Trump also won a straw poll at the Western Conservative Summit, an event that drew Republican presidential hopefuls like former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Larry Elder. Trump received 40.3% of the vote in the nonpartisan straw poll, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at nearly 36%.
“Is there a different standard for a Democrat secretary of state versus a former Republican president?” DeSantis said in a speech Friday night in North Carolina. “I think there needs to be one standard of justice in this country. Let’s enforce it on everybody and make sure we all know the rules.” "It would be much easier for me to win this election if Trump weren't in the race, but I stand for principles over politics. I commit to pardon Trump promptly on January 20, 2025 and to restore the rule of law in our country," Ramaswamy said in a statement.
Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley criticized the charges and renewed her calls for the party to move in a new direction without naming the former president.
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