{"id":2012741,"date":"2023-08-26T04:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T08:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-nominee-for-kentucky-governor-faces-crisis-of-allegiance-between-mcconnell-and-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T04:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T08:09:32","slug":"gop-nominee-for-kentucky-governor-faces-crisis-of-allegiance-between-mcconnell-and-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-nominee-for-kentucky-governor-faces-crisis-of-allegiance-between-mcconnell-and-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky&#8217;s GOP Governor nominee caught in allegiance crisis: McConnell vs. Trump."},"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\">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%2Fgop-nominee-for-kentucky-governor-faces-crisis-of-allegiance-between-mcconnell-and-trump%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=2012741&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>The Republican nominee\u2062 in the Kentucky\u200b governor\u2019s race faces a \u200dpolitical crossroads<\/h2>\n<p>The Republican nominee in the Kentucky \u2062governor\u2019s race, who was \u2064the faithful protege to Senate Minority Leader \u200cMitch McConnell (R-Ky.), is facing a political crossroads after he won the nomination due to former President Donald Trump\u2019s \u2064endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R-Ky.) started\u200d his career as a legal\u200d counsel for \u200bMr. McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>During his\u200b campaign for attorney general, Mr. Cameron said he couldn\u2019t\u200d remember a single \u2064time when he disagreed\u2063 with the senator in private or in public, claiming, \u2062\u201cWe\u2019re\u2064 pretty aligned on most things in terms of our conservative views. I don\u2019t \u200bhave anything\u200c I\u2019ve probably disagreed with him on.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/first-time-biden-speaks-on-trumps-mug-shot-handsom-guy-5480927\">First \u2062Time Biden Speaks on Trump&#8217;s Mug Shot:\u2063 &#8216;Handsome \u2063Guy&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/25\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/unprecedented-demand-for-trump-mugshot-merch-retailer-5480859\">&#8216;Unprecedented&#8217; Demand for \u200cTrump Mugshot Merch: Retailer<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/25\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Political \u2063analyst Jared Leopold told The Epoch Times: \u201cIt\u2019s clear\u200b that Daniel Cameron will \u2064always put his loyalty to Mitch McConnell first. That\u2019s a difficult \u200dspot to be in, given \u200dDonald Trump is much more\u200b popular [in Kentucky].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 attorney general ran on \u2062President Trump\u2019s early endorsement, but the former \u2062president and Mr. McConnell have had a public falling out\u200d since then.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has encouraged \u2062the\u200d 81-year-old Mr.\u200b McConnell\u2064 to retire, claiming he\u200c lost\u200d the Senate while early this month, a chorus\u200d of hecklers targetted him while he spoke at Fancy Farm, a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-who-are-fox-news-moderators-bret-baier-and-martha-maccallum\/\" title=\"Who are the Fox News moderators of the Republican debate, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum?\">major\u2064 political event<\/a>\u200d in Kentucky. Hecklers at \u2064the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/donald-trump-echoes-calls-mcconnell-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">booed<\/a> Mr. McConnell and\u200d shouted, \u201cRetire, retire!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/110846192442404484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> a similar jab at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon 'Abuse of Power'\">minority leader<\/a> on \u200cTruth\u2064 Social \u2063saying \u201cI AGREE! BOOOO\u2014RETIRE,\u200d RETIRE, RETIRE\u2014BOOOOO!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Leopold, who has\u200d worked on governor\u2019s races across the country, said: \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump despise each other. \u200cBut as McConnell\u2019s protege\u200d and with McConnell\u2019s top aide running his campaign, Daniel Cameron immediately\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ffyTPyKAaf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defended<\/a> him from Donald \u200cTrump\u2019s attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Mr. McConnell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unsustainable-chris-wallace-reveals-why-he-had-to-leave-fox-news\/\" title=\"\u2018Unsustainable\u2019: Chris Wallace Reveals Why He Had To Leave Fox News\">long-time chief<\/a> of staff took a leave of absence to run Mr. Cameron\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Leopold says this\u200c will likely raise questions in Mr. \u2062Cameron\u2019s campaign\u2062 as to whether President Trump \u2064still backs him in his bid to become governor of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, President Trump went\u200b after Mr. McConnell again during an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1694513603251241143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1694513603251241143%7Ctwgr%5E5ba0a9408218f336f94af155e1259a88ca866066%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederalist.com%2F2023%2F08%2F23%2Ftrump-trashes-mitch-mcconnell-hes-a-bad-guy%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with Tucker Carlson, calling him a \u201cbad\u2064 guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>This combination\u2064 of pictures created on Feb. 16, 2021, shows then U.S. President Donald \u200dTrump in Washington, D.C., on \u200bOct. 27, 2020, \u2064and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Capitol Hill on\u200d Feb. 5, 2020. (Saul Loeb, Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty \u2062Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The conflict\u2064 of allegiances for Mr. Cameron has become even more prominent \u200cafter\u200c he decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whas11.com\/article\/news\/politics\/daniel-cameron-eric-deters-thomas-massie\/417-2f410307-4b92-43cd-af35-bff21aba3131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bow out<\/a> of a \u200bpolitical \u2062event \u200din September that \u2063is due to be headlined by the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it turns out,\u200d we\u2019re going to be doing \u200bother\u2064 campaign events that day in \u200canother region of the state. We plan to campaign in northern Kentucky often\u200b between now and\u2064 November 7,\u201d\u2064 the campaign said in a statement to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The rift between President Trump and Mr. \u2064McConnell intensified when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-nominee-for-kentucky-governor-faces-crisis-of-allegiance-between-mcconnell-and-trump\/\" title=\"Kentucky's GOP Governor nominee caught in allegiance crisis: McConnell vs. Trump.\">minority\u2064 leader made critical remarks<\/a> about the former president after the breach of \u2062the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when he \u200bstated: \u201cThere is \u2064no\u200d question\u2063 that\u200d President Trump is practically and morally \u200bresponsible for provoking the events of that\u200d day,\u201d\u2064 and that \u201ca \u2063mob was assaulting the Capitol in\u200b his name. These criminals\u2063 were carrying his banners, hanging his flags, and screaming their loyalty\u2062 to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Cameron \u2063is running against popular incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, with the election being\u200d held on Nov. 7. Sources told The Epoch Times there is\u200d concern that the attorney general\u200c may be unable to beat Mr. Beshear without President\u2062 Trump campaigning on Mr.\u2064 Cameron\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>The former president won Kentucky in the 2020\u200d general\u2063 election \u2063with over 60 percent of the \u200cvote.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times reached out to Mr. Cameron\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kentucky governor, the Republican nominee, owes his nomination to ex-President Trump&#8217;s support. 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