{"id":1985565,"date":"2023-07-28T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T01:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-day-dinner-will-hurd-booed-for-saying-trump-is-running-to-to-stay-out-of-prison\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T21:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T01:25:47","slug":"lincoln-day-dinner-will-hurd-booed-for-saying-trump-is-running-to-to-stay-out-of-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-day-dinner-will-hurd-booed-for-saying-trump-is-running-to-to-stay-out-of-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Day Dinner: Hurd jeered for suggesting Trump&#8217;s motive is to avoid prison."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flincoln-day-dinner-will-hurd-booed-for-saying-trump-is-running-to-to-stay-out-of-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former \u2064Texas GOP Rep. Will Hurd Heckled by Iowa Republicans<\/h2>\n<p>During the Lincoln Day Dinner, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-day-dinner-will-hurd-booed-for-saying-trump-is-running-to-to-stay-out-of-prison\/\" title=\"Lincoln Day Dinner: Hurd jeered for suggesting Trump's motive is to avoid prison.\">important party fundraiser<\/a>, former \u2063Texas GOP Rep.\u2063 Will Hurd faced heckling from Iowa Republicans after\u200c making a bold statement about former President Donald \u200bTrump&#8217;s motivations for seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great\u2063 again. Donald Trump is not running for president to represent the people that\u200d voted for him in 2016 and 2020. Donald Trump is running to\u200d stay out of prison,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The remarks made \u200bby Hurd at the Iowa Republican \u2064Party event in Des Moines caused parts of the crowded ballroom to erupt into boos. Some guests even resorted to clanging\u200d their flatware and glasses with\u2063 their silverware. This incident occurred just\u2062 one day after special \u2062counsel Jack\u200b Smith hit Trump with more \u2062charges in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-attorney-general-says-lawsuit-against-trump-could-be-delayed\/\" title=\"NY AG: Lawsuit Against Trump May Face Delay.\">federal classified documents case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hurd, undeterred by the negative response, continued to speak his mind:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Listen, I know \u2064the truth. The truth is hard. But \u200cif we elect Donald Trump, we are willingly giving\u200b Joe\u200c Biden four more years in the White House. America can&#8217;t handle that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who \u2062followed Hurd at the event, took\u2063 a lighthearted approach and thanked the former congressman for making him\u200d look good in comparison:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you, Will. You just made it very easy for me,&#8221; he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Day Dinner\u2062 holds significant importance for \u200b2024 Republican primary presidential \u2062candidates as it provides an opportunity to differentiate themselves\u200c from a crowded field\u2064 before the first-in-the-nation caucuses in January. According to RealClearPolitics, Trump currently enjoys an average of 52% support among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">potential candidates<\/a>, followed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) with 18%, biotechnology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Vice \u2063President Mike Pence with \u20625%, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley with 4%, and Sen.\u2063 Tim Scott (R-SC) with 3%.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump is running for president to avoid going to prison,&#8221; Hurd stated at the Lincoln Day Dinner, where he faced heckling from Iowa Republicans. 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