{"id":2008624,"date":"2023-08-22T19:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T23:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trump-hits-sununu-after-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-him-for-not-debating\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T19:44:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T23:44:32","slug":"republican-debate-trump-hits-sununu-after-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-him-for-not-debating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trump-hits-sununu-after-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-him-for-not-debating\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump retaliates against Sununu&#8217;s criticism by attacking him during Republican debate."},"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\">22<\/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%2Frepublican-debate-trump-hits-sununu-after-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-him-for-not-debating%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=2008624&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 President Donald Trump Attacks Gov. Chris Sununu<\/h2>\n<p>Former President\u200b Donald Trump launched \u200ca scathing attack on Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH),\u2064 accusing him of living in &#8220;Never Never Land.&#8221; This came after\u2063 Sununu criticized Trump for skipping the\u2062 first Republican presidential debate.<\/p>\n<h3>Sununu&#8217;s Regret Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Sununu expressed his belief that Trump will ultimately regret\u200b not participating in the initial GOP debate. During an appearance on Fox News&#8217;s \u2063Your World with Neil Cavuto, Sununu emphasized the importance\u2063 of engaging with challengers and respecting the voters and the\u2064 democratic process.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I honestly think \u200dhe&#8217;s gonna regret it, I really do. You can\u2019t\u2062 say I\u2019m going to lead the free world \u200cand not be willing to get up and talk to\u200b those who are \u2064going to challenge you and want the job. You can\u2019t really\u2064 do that. It\u2019s not fair to the \u2064system. It\u2019s not doing respect to the\u200d voters and your base,&#8221; Sununu said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sununu also predicted that Trump may skip one or two debates but \u2063will eventually \u2062be compelled \u2062to participate. He suggested that Trump&#8217;s absence would make him \u2064appear weak and forced on stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My sense is \u2062maybe he skips\u200c one or maybe even two. He won\u2019t be \u2064able to skip more than that without a hit in his polls and a hit to his ego. Let\u2019s face\u200c it, he\u2019s not one to watch a bunch of people on television tear him \u2062apart and sit \u2064in the back room. I\u200d think it&#8217;s gonna get to him, and then\u200b he&#8217;s gonna kinda be forced onstage and that&#8217;s\u200b going to look weak \u2063&#8217;cause it&#8217;s gonna look like he was forced there,&#8221; Sununu said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sununu concluded\u2062 by stating\u200d that he doesn&#8217;t see the situation \u2062improving for Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;So I don\u2019t know how it\u2019s going to play out, but I don\u2019t see\u2063 it \u200bgetting any better for him,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Shortly after Sununu&#8217;s appearance on\u2064 Fox News, Trump took to Truth \u200bSocial to fire back at the New \u200bHampshire governor. He accused Sununu of lacking the\u2064 courage to enter the Republican presidential primary \u200band mocked him for being stuck in &#8220;never, never land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I was beating &#8216;Governor&#8217; Chris Sununu in his home State,\u200d New Hampshire, by\u200d so much,\u2064 almost 50 Points, that\u2063 he didn\u2019t have the\u2063 courage to run. He\u2019s a selfish guy who should have run\u2063 for the Senate, but now he\u2019s stuck in never, never land, lonely and virtually unelectable!&#8221; Trump posted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting \u200dthat Trump was leading Sununu in hypothetical polling before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornadoes-ravage-the-south-midwest\/\" title=\"Tornadoes ravage the South, Midwest\">governor confirmed<\/a> he \u200bwould not run for president. \u2063However, Sununu has a \u200cbetter electoral \u200drecord\u200d in New Hampshire, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trump-hits-sununu-after-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-him-for-not-debating\/\" title=\"Trump retaliates against Sununu's criticism by attacking him during Republican debate.\">won statewide elections<\/a> in 2016 and 2020, while Trump lost the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">presidential elections<\/a> in\u200b the state during those\u2062 years.<\/p>\n<p>Trump confirmed that he will not participate in the first Republican presidential primary\u2063 debate but hinted at being &#8220;VERY BUSY TOMORROW NIGHT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ\u200b MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump slammed Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) as residing in &#8220;Never Never Land&#8221; after the governor criticized Trump for skipping the initial Republican debate. 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