{"id":2011013,"date":"2023-08-24T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopefuls-asked-point-blank-if-theyd-support-donald-trump-if-he-is-nominee-while-convicted\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T16:02:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:02:56","slug":"gop-hopefuls-asked-point-blank-if-theyd-support-donald-trump-if-he-is-nominee-while-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopefuls-asked-point-blank-if-theyd-support-donald-trump-if-he-is-nominee-while-convicted\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP candidates asked if they&#8217;d back Trump if he&#8217;s nominee despite conviction."},"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\">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%2Fgop-hopefuls-asked-point-blank-if-theyd-support-donald-trump-if-he-is-nominee-while-convicted%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=2011013&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>Six GOP\u2063 Presidential Candidates Pledge Support for Trump\u200b Despite Potential Conviction<\/h2>\n<p>Six of the eight \u200dGOP presidential candidates at Wednesday\u2019s debate\u200b indicated they would\u2063 support \u2063former President\u200b Donald Trump as the party\u2019s nominee, even if he is\u200b convicted in one of his indictments.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b some\u2064 were a lot more enthusiastic than others in their show\u2064 of support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf former President Trump is convicted\u200c in \u2064a court of law, would you still support him as\u2062 your party\u2019s choice?\u201d Fox News\u2019 Bret\u200d Baier asked the group.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He prefaced his question by reminding the debate participants that they had been required\u200c to \u2064sign\u2063 a \u200bpledge to support the GOP\u2019s eventual nominee \u2014 \u200cone of the reasons\u200c Trump gave \u200dfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/problem-trump-will-not-qualify-gop-debates-sticks-convictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not participating<\/a> in the event.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having signed that pledge, two of the\u200c candidates \u2014 former\u200d Arkansas \u200bGov. Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chris-christie-attempts-spin-vicious-booing-received-debate-cnn-host-seems-unconvinced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris\u2064 Christie<\/a> \u2014 indicated \u2064they would withhold their support if Trump \u2063is nominated after being convicted.<\/p>\n<p>The other \u200csix candidates \u2014\u2063 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pences-rookie-attack-draws-overwhelming-boos-heated-clash-vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Pence<\/a>, Sen. Tim\u2062 Scott,\u2062 North Dakota Gov. \u2064Doug Burgum and entrepreneur Vivek \u2064Ramaswamy \u2014 affirmed their support.<\/p>\n<p>There was a noticeable difference in the speed and enthusiasm \u2064with which the candidates responded to the\u2063 question.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopefuls-asked-point-blank-if-theyd-support-donald-trump-if-he-is-nominee-while-convicted\/\" title=\"GOP candidates asked if they'd back Trump if he's nominee despite conviction.\">social media user timed<\/a>\u2062 the candidates\u2019 responses with a\u2063 stopwatch superimposed over a clip \u2064of the\u2064 moment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How fast did candidates raise their hand when asked if they\u2019d pardon Trump? How quickly did they lower their hand? Let\u2019s see what\u200b the stopwatch says (Vivek was very strong on \u2062this one) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOPDebate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOPDebate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/liySfIaqBe\">pic.twitter.com\/liySfIaqBe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sauna pod (@sauna_pod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sauna_pod\/status\/1694616857221668879?\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christie-accuses-ramaswamy-plagiarizing-obama-vivek-claps-back-bear-hug-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramaswamy<\/a> \u200cwas the first to shoot\u2064 his hand in the air, quickly followed by Haley, Scott and Burgum. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-targets-cultural-marxism-vows-war-on-woke-at-liberty-university\/\" title=\"DeSantis Targets \u2018Cultural Marxism,\u2019 Vows \u2018War on Woke\u2019 at Liberty University\">audience cheered loudly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[DeSantis], once\u2063 seen as \u200cthe most formidable challenger \u200bto Mr. Trump, looked to his left, looked to his right and\u200b then \u200craised his\u200c hand \u2014 \u200dafter the four\u2064 others had done so,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-convicted-republican-debate-hands.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York \u200cTimes<\/a> reported. \u201cMike Pence,\u200c Mr. Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a>, then lifted his, clearly reluctantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Baier whether \u200dhe too was signaling agreement to \u2062support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-mitch-mcconnell-tried-destroy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>, Christie denied raising his hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, \u200cI\u2019m doing\u2064 this,\u201d he said, gesturing with\u200d his hand.<\/p>\n<p>Christie then elaborated: \u2063\u201cSomeone\u2019s got to stop normalizing this conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether or not you believe that the criminal charges \u200care right or \u2063wrong, \u200bthe conduct\u200b is beneath the office of president \u2064of the\u200c United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Christie was loudly booed for his remarks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy?\">@VivekGRamaswamy<\/a> DESTROYS Chris Christie \u200bafter he refuses to support \u200bTrump if\u2064 he\u2019s convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Vivek \u2063to Chris Christie: \u201cYour claim that Donald Trump is \u200cmotivated by vengeance and grievance \u200cwould be a lot more\u200d credible if your entire campaign were not based\u200c on \u200cvengeance and\u2026 \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Bw8NARTVo\">pic.twitter.com\/4Bw8NARTVo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1694533475410251832?\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hutchinson\u2063 chimed in, saying\u2062 he believes Trump is \u200b\u201cmorally\u200d disqualified from\u2062 being president again as a result of what happened on \u200dJan. 6,\u201d according\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-candidates-asked-raise-hands-theyd-support-trump-as-nominee-even-convicted-not-everyone-did\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson said Trump\u2064 might\u2062 also be disqualified from the\u2062 presidency under the 14th Amendment \u201cas a result of the insurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, \u2063I\u2019m not going to \u200dsupport somebody who\u2019s been convicted of a serious felony or who has been \u200cdisqualified under our Constitution\u2064 and that\u2019s consistent\u200c with RNC rules \u2014 and I hope everybody would agree,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been indicted four times \u2064on a total of 91 state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-assemblyman-ron-kim-calls-for-gov-cuomos-impeachment\/\" title=\"N.Y. assemblyman Ron Kim calls for Gov. Cuomo\u2019s impeachment\">federal criminal charges<\/a>,\u2062 according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/23\/asa-hutchinson-chris-christie-rule-out-supporting-trump-if-hes-republican-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former president and current GOP front-runner has \u2063said the charges amount\u200d to \u200belection interference by hostile\u200c officials to keep\u200b him from returning \u2063to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-hopefuls-asked-point-blank-support-donald-trump-nominee-convicted\/\">GOP Hopefuls\u200b Asked Point-Blank if They&#8217;d Support\u200c Donald Trump if He Is \u200dNominee While Convicted<\/a> appeared first on \u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six out of eight GOP presidential candidates at the debate pledged their support for Donald Trump as the party&#8217;s nominee, even if he faces conviction. 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