{"id":2007969,"date":"2023-08-22T11:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-hits-nantucket-event-with-prominent-undecided-gop-donor-amid-2024-speculation\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:15:21","slug":"youngkin-hits-nantucket-event-with-prominent-undecided-gop-donor-amid-2024-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-hits-nantucket-event-with-prominent-undecided-gop-donor-amid-2024-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin attends Nantucket event with influential undecided GOP donor amidst 2024 rumors."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fyoungkin-hits-nantucket-event-with-prominent-undecided-gop-donor-amid-2024-speculation%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=2007969&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>Gov. Glenn Youngkin&#8217;s Potential \u200bPresidential Bid \u200dGains Momentum<\/h2>\n<p>Amidst the political buzz surrounding Gov. \u200bRon DeSantis&#8217; \u200bstruggle\u200b to challenge former President Donald Trump, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) made a noteworthy appearance at a meet-and-greet donor event in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The\u200c event, held\u2064 at the home of Robert Reynolds, CEO of Putnam Investments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-hits-nantucket-event-with-prominent-undecided-gop-donor-amid-2024-speculation\/\" title=\"Youngkin attends Nantucket event with influential undecided GOP donor amidst 2024 rumors.\">attracted influential figures<\/a> like billionaire Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman.<\/p>\n<p>A source familiar with the matter confirmed to the\u200b Washington Examiner that Youngkin was indeed present at\u200c the event. \u200cThis information aligns with what Puck News senior \u200bpolitical correspondent Tara\u200d Palmeri \u200creported on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly,\u2063 Schwarzman, who had previously expressed his opposition to Trump&#8217;s 2024\u200c bid, has remained undecided in the Republican contest. In an interview with Axios last year, he emphasized the need \u200dfor the Republican Party to\u2062 embrace a new generation of leaders. This shift\u200d in support \u2062from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considering-mika-brzezinskis-brother-for-ambassadorship-nyt\/\" title=\"Biden Considering Mika Brzezinski\u2019s Brother For Ambassadorship: NYT\">prominent donor<\/a> was seen\u200d as a setback for Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite being perceived as the biggest threat to Trump in the primary, DeSantis failed to secure Schwarzman&#8217;s commitment \u2062during a spring meeting in Florida. Adding fuel to the fire, rumors have surfaced \u200bsuggesting\u2063 that media mogul Rupert\u200d Murdoch may \u200dbe losing faith in DeSantis as well.\u200d In fact, there have been reports claiming that Murdoch \u2064has been actively encouraging Youngkin\u2063 to enter the \u200b2024 race at the eleventh hour.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, \u200dThe Washington \u200cPost revealed that Murdoch and\u2063 Youngkin have\u200b had at least two in-person conversations discussing the possibility of\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-email-reportedly-names-kamala-harris-others-as-key-contacts-for-joint-venture-with-china-energy-co\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Email Reportedly Names Kamala Harris, Others as Key Contacts for 'Joint Venture' With China Energy Co.\">presidential run<\/a> by the Virginia governor. \u2063When\u200b approached for comment, a representative for Murdoch declined to provide a statement to the Washington \u200dExaminer.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-democratic-politician-and-activist-announces-switch-to-republican-party-ive-had-enough\/\" title=\"Veteran Democrat Politician and Activist Switches to GOP: 'I'm Done'\">political \u2062landscape continues<\/a> to evolve, all eyes are on Gov. Glenn\u200d Youngkin as he navigates the path towards a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-sky-hypocrisy-newsom-vacations-in-state-he-put-on-no-travel-list\/\" title=\"Big Sky Hypocrisy: Newsom Vacations in State He Put on No-Travel List\">potential presidential bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Republicans \u200bFace\u200d Uphill Battle \u200cin Effort to Unseat Pennsylvania Sen.\u200b Bob\u2062 Casey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Click Here to Read More from The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO of Putnam Investments. Youngkin&#8217;s potential presidential bid comes as he seeks to establish himself as a prominent figure within the Republican Party, while DeSantis faces difficulties in gaining traction against Trump. The meet-and-greet event in Nantucket further fueled speculation about Youngkin&#8217;s political ambitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2007970,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2007969","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}