{"id":1986357,"date":"2023-07-30T18:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-gop-candidate-will-hurd-for-claiming-hes-running-to-stay-out-of-prison-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T18:16:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T22:16:16","slug":"trump-slams-gop-candidate-will-hurd-for-claiming-hes-running-to-stay-out-of-prison-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-gop-candidate-will-hurd-for-claiming-hes-running-to-stay-out-of-prison-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump criticizes GOP candidate Will Hurd for saying he&#8217;s running 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%2Ftrump-slams-gop-candidate-will-hurd-for-claiming-hes-running-to-stay-out-of-prison-2%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=1986357&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 \u2063President Donald Trump \u2064Fires Back\u200b at Will Hurd&#8217;s Accusation<\/h2>\n<p>Former \u200bPresident Donald Trump didn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-may-ease-ccp-virus-lockdown-from-march-foreign-secretary-says\/\" title=\"UK May Ease CCP Virus Lockdown From March, Foreign Secretary Says\">hold back<\/a> in his response \u200cto former Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, who claimed that Trump is only running for president to avoid going to prison. \u2063Hurd, who is running for the Republican presidential \u2062nomination, made\u2063 the accusation during a\u2063 recent event in \u200cIowa.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u200d took to his Truth\u200b Social platform to express his \u2064thoughts on the matter. He called Hurd a &#8220;little known,\u2062 failed former Congressman&#8221; and \u200ccriticized his performance in Congress. Trump also mentioned that Hurd was booed off \u200dthe stage when\u2062 he made the accusation.<\/p>\n<p>Hurd, who previously announced that he would not\u2062 seek another term in Congress,\u200d stood by\u200b his statement\u2064 and emphasized the need for \u2062GOP presidential contenders to challenge Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Real leadership is standing up \u2063and\u200b fighting for\u2062 what\u2019s right for \u2062America. It\u2019s not tiptoeing around Donald Trump. Anyone who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-gop-candidate-will-hurd-for-claiming-hes-running-to-stay-out-of-prison-2\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes GOP candidate Will Hurd for saying he's running to avoid prison.\">idly\u200b sits \u2063back<\/a> and doesn\u2019t call him out \u200dis only enabling him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GfRTLo9PPL\">https:\/\/t.co\/GfRTLo9PPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Hurd (@WillHurd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillHurd\/status\/1685343814184226817?\">July \u206429, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hurd&#8217;s comments didn&#8217;t sit \u2063well with the\u200b crowd either. He faced\u200d boos\u2063 and jeers when he accused Trump of running \u2064to stay out of \u200dprison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Will Hurd\u200d booed off stage in Iowa for\u2062 saying Trump is \u200conly running to stay out of jail <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/maQwgIHBRp\">pic.twitter.com\/maQwgIHBRp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Poso \u2064 (@JackPosobiec)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1685120527592046592?\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite \u2063the backlash, Hurd \u2062stood his ground and reiterated his belief that Trump&#8217;s\u200d motivation for running is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-dana-bash-admits-bidens-treatment-of-his-7th-grandchild-is-sad-and-disturbing-but-blames-republicans\/\" title=\"CNN's Dana Bash criticizes Biden's treatment of his 7th grandchild as 'sad and disturbing,' but shifts blame onto Republicans.\">avoid legal consequences<\/a>. He \u200cargued that nominating Trump would result in\u200d another four\u200c years of Joe \u200cBiden&#8217;s presidency, which he\u2063 believes America cannot handle.<\/p>\n<h3>Public Opinion Poll: Do You Agree with Trump or Hurd?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you agree with \u2062Trump that Hurd\u2019s dig was \u200b&#8221;wrong&#8221;?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-thanks-to-the-new-york-times-for-accidentally-providing-the-data-that-will-bring-down-biden-and-crack-the-biggest-vote-fraud-in-history\/\" title=\"SPECIAL THANKS to The New York Times for Accidentally Providing the Data that Will Bring Down Biden and CRACK THE BIGGEST VOTE FRAUD IN HISTORY\">poll entitles<\/a> you to The Western Journal news updates \u200dfree of \u200bcharge. You may opt out at anytime. \u2062You\u2063 also agree to our \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of\u2063 Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (4 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his \u200cIowa presentation, Trump dismissed the indictments against him as\u200b political maneuvers. He argued that if he wasn&#8217;t running for president \u200dor losing by a significant margin, no\u2062 one would be \u200dcoming after him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump wasn&#8217;t the only\u2063 target of criticism in Iowa. \u2064Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson also took a jab at him, highlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-manhattan-da-defends-woman-who-stabbed-bodega-worker\/\" title=\"Soros-Backed Manhattan DA Defends Woman Who Stabbed Bodega Worker\">pending criminal cases<\/a> against Trump\u2064 and calling \u200cfor\u2063 a \u200dnew direction for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded \u2062to Hutchinson&#8217;s comments on his Truth \u2063Social platform,\u2062 questioning Hutchinson&#8217;s credibility and accusing him\u200d of playing into the hands\u2063 of Marxists.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing feud between Trump and his critics continues \u200dto make headlines, with each side standing firm in their beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-slams-gop-candidate-will-hurd-claiming-running-stay-prison\/\">Trump\u2062 Slams GOP Candidate Will Hurd for Claiming He&#8217;s Running to &#8216;Stay Out of\u2064 Prison&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on\u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200bWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump angrily responded to former Rep. Will Hurd&#8217;s accusation that he is running for president solely to avoid imprisonment. Hurd, a Republican presidential nominee hopeful, made the statement during the Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":1986358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1986358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}