{"id":2042730,"date":"2023-09-23T20:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-republican-establishment-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T20:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:24:04","slug":"gop-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-republican-establishment-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-republican-establishment-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"NH Governor criticizes GOP establishment in Texas."},"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\">14<\/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-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-republican-establishment-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas%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=2042730&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>New Hampshire Governor Calls Out Republican Establishment in Austin Speech<\/h2>\n<p>In a fiery speech at the Texas \u200cTribune Festival, New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris\u2063 Sununu criticized the Republican establishment and took\u2062 aim\u2064 at former President Donald \u200cTrump. Speaking in the liberal city of\u2062 Austin, Sununu made his \u2064stance \u2063clear,\u200c stating that Republicans will lose if Trump becomes the \u2063party&#8217;s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, which features \u200ca lineup\u2063 of political speakers and newsmakers, kicked off with Sununu as the keynote speaker. \u200cOther\u2062 notable figures scheduled to speak include West Virginia \u2064Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, former GOP Arkansas \u2062Governor\u2064 Asa Hutchinson, and authors \u200dNikole Hannah-Jones and Bari Weiss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u2064 Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/new-hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-says-he-will-not-run-for-reelection-5409330?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>New\u2062 Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Says He Will Not Run for Reelection<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/19\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/new-hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-says-he-will-not-run-for-reelection-5409330?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nh-governor-sununu-says-will-support-2024-gop-nominee-even-if-trump-amid-calls-for-unity-5100828?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>NH \u2064Governor Sununu Says Will Support 2024\u200c GOP Nominee, Even \u2063If Trump, Amid\u200d Calls for Unity<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">3\/5\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nh-governor-sununu-says-will-support-2024-gop-nominee-even-if-trump-amid-calls-for-unity-5100828?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During a conversation\u200c with Texas \u200bTribune co-founder Evan Smith, Sununu discussed an opinion piece in \u2063the New York Times that outlined strategies to eliminate Trump as the Republican \u200dnominee. \u200dSununu, who\u200d has been labeled a Republican In\u200d Name \u2062Only (RINO), called Trump &#8220;too\u200c dumb to\u2064 be a danger to democracy,&#8221; dismissing fears about his impact.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sununu predicted\u200b that neither Trump\u2063 nor President Joe Biden would secure\u2064 their party&#8217;s nomination\u2062 in the end. He also criticized \u200bfellow Republicans in Texas for acquitting Attorney General Ken Paxton, calling it &#8220;embarrassing&#8221; and stating that the evidence\u200c against \u200cPaxton was clear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:1024px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump \u2064speaks \u2062at the New Hampshire \u200dRepublican State \u200dCommittee&#8217;s Annual Meeting\u2063 in\u200b Salem, N.H., on Jan. 28, 2023. (Scott Eisen\/Getty \u2064Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While \u2062Sununu considered running \u2064for president in 2024, he ultimately decided to support the Republican nominee, even\u2063 if it turned out to be Trump. However, when asked directly about supporting Trump, Sununu remained noncommittal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recently\u200c criticized \u2063Sununu as &#8220;selfish&#8221; for failing to build a full-service Veterans Affairs hospital\u200c in New Hampshire. \u2063Despite this,\u2062 Sununu urged Republicans to look beyond Trump and nominate a\u2064 candidate who can win in 2024, emphasizing the need to put aside selfish\u2062 interests and ego.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Suspended Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton (C) sits with his attorneys Tony Buzbee (L) and\u2063 Mitch Little (R) \u200cas his impeachment \u2063trial continues in the Senate Chamber \u200cat the Texas Capitol in Austin on Sept. 15, \u20632023. \u2063(Eric Gay\/AP\u2062 Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to polling,\u200c many Republican voters\u2063 are open to supporting a new candidate,\u200c which could pose a \u2064challenge to Trump. Sununu \u2064also suggested\u200c that Biden could face difficulties with a Republican-launched impeachment inquiry in the U.S. House, citing\u2063 issues \u200bsuch as\u200c inflation and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-republican-establishment-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas\/\" title=\"NH Governor criticizes GOP establishment in Texas.\">rising credit \u2063card \u2062debt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sununu\u200d acknowledged that\u200b both Trump and Biden share responsibility for overspending that will burden \u2062future generations. He described himself\u200c as a principled\u200b free-market conservative with moderate social views.<\/p>\n<p>While Sununu supports exploring \u2064alternative\u200c energy sources, he emphasized the importance \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">energy independence<\/a> for a \u200bstable \u2063economy. He also noted that Republicans who take\u2062 a hard line on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">social issues<\/a> like abortion have\u2063 not fared well\u2064 in \u200celections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>(L\u2013R) President Joe Biden,\u200c First Lady Jill Biden, and Hunter Biden \u2063watch fireworks on the South\u2064 Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2023. (Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sununu\u2064 believes\u200d that abortion laws should be determined at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state level<\/a>, in line with the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s guidance. He also opposed a parental rights \u200cbill in New \u2064Hampshire that would have required schools to notify parents about their child&#8217;s gender identity\u2062 questions.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Sununu\u200b criticized the approach of allowing homelessness to persist in big cities \u2064in the name of social justice, \u200dhighlighting the\u2063 issues faced \u200con the streets.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat did\u200b Sununu say \u2062about Trump&#8217;s impact and the possibility of him becoming the Republican nominee<\/h2>\n<p><span>  >In a recent speech at the Texas Tribune Festival, New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu \u200bmade\u200b strong criticisms of\u2064 the\u200c Republican establishment and former President Donald Trump. Speaking in the\u2062 liberal city \u200bof \u200cAustin, Sununu firmly stated that if Trump becomes the party&#8217;s nominee,\u200d Republicans will lose.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Tribune Festival is \u2062a prominent event that features various political speakers and newsmakers. Sununu was invited as the keynote speaker, and other notable figures scheduled to speak include West Virginia\u2062 Democratic \u200cSenator Joe Manchin, former GOP Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson,\u2064 and authors Nikole Hannah-Jones and Bari Weiss.<\/p>\n<p>During a conversation with\u2064 Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith,\u2063 Sununu\u200c discussed an opinion\u200d piece in the \u2064New York Times that suggested \u2064strategies to eliminate Trump as \u2063the Republican nominee.\u200b Sununu, \u200bwho has\u200c been labeled a\u2062 Republican In Name Only (RINO), dismissed fears about Trump&#8217;s impact, calling him &#8220;too\u200d dumb to\u2062 be a\u2063 danger to democracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sununu went \u200con to\u2063 predict that neither\u2063 Trump nor President\u2062 Joe Biden would secure\u2064 their party&#8217;s nomination in the \u200cend. He \u2064also criticized fellow Republicans in Texas for acquitting Attorney General Ken Paxton, describing it as &#8220;embarrassing&#8221; and stating that the evidence against Paxton was clear.<\/p>\n<p>While Sununu\u2063 considered running for president\u2064 in \u20642024, he ultimately decided \u2063to support the Republican nominee, even if it\u200b turned out to be \u200dTrump. However, when directly asked about\u2064 supporting Trump, Sununu \u200bremained noncommittal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recently criticized Sununu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hampshire&#8217;s GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, known for his opposition to ex-President Trump, used his speech in Austin, a predominantly Democratic city in a Republican state, to criticize the GOP establishment. 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