Lincoln Day Dinner: Hurd jeered for suggesting Trump’s motive is to avoid prison.
Former Texas GOP Rep. Will Hurd Heckled by Iowa Republicans
During the Lincoln Day Dinner, an important party fundraiser, former Texas GOP Rep. Will Hurd faced heckling from Iowa Republicans after making a bold statement about former President Donald Trump’s motivations for seeking reelection.
“Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. Donald Trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020. Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison,”
The remarks made by Hurd at the Iowa Republican Party event in Des Moines caused parts of the crowded ballroom to erupt into boos. Some guests even resorted to clanging their flatware and glasses with their silverware. This incident occurred just one day after special counsel Jack Smith hit Trump with more charges in the federal classified documents case.
Hurd, undeterred by the negative response, continued to speak his mind:
“Listen, I know the truth. The truth is hard. But if we elect Donald Trump, we are willingly giving Joe Biden four more years in the White House. America can’t handle that.”
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who followed Hurd at the event, took a lighthearted approach and thanked the former congressman for making him look good in comparison:
“Thank you, Will. You just made it very easy for me,” he quipped.
The Lincoln Day Dinner holds significant importance for 2024 Republican primary presidential candidates as it provides an opportunity to differentiate themselves from a crowded field before the first-in-the-nation caucuses in January. According to RealClearPolitics, Trump currently enjoys an average of 52% support among potential candidates, followed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) with 18%, biotechnology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Vice President Mike Pence with 5%, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley with 4%, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) with 3%.
Source: The Washington Examiner
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