{"id":2239388,"date":"2024-05-07T16:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-says-some-republicans-are-supporting-trump-because-maybe-he-will-die\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:42:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:42:20","slug":"jen-psaki-says-some-republicans-are-supporting-trump-because-maybe-he-will-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-says-some-republicans-are-supporting-trump-because-maybe-he-will-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Psaki suggests some Republicans back Trump in hopes of his demise"},"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%2Fjen-psaki-says-some-republicans-are-supporting-trump-because-maybe-he-will-die%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=2239388&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--><p>Jen Psaki from MSNBC shared insights on Republicans supporting Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citizens-object-to-2020-election\/\" title=\"Citizens Object To 2020 Election\">gain power<\/a>\u2062 after\u200d him. Prominent GOP figures like William Barr and Mitch McConnell back \u200cTrump for the 2024 election,\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-adds-a-strong-379000-jobs-in-hopeful-sign-for-economy\/\" title=\"US Adds a Strong 379,000 Jobs in Hopeful Sign for Economy\">possibly leading<\/a> to a Trump vs. Biden rematch.\u2064 Psaki criticized the\u200c GOP&#8217;s switch in stance, suggesting personal gains as the \u2062driving force. She highlighted their speculation on Trump&#8217;s future, hinting at\u2063 their aspirations for power.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>MSNBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jen-psaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jen Psaki<\/a> shared a theory about why Republicans critical of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-time-masters-champ-bubba-watson-set-to-join-liv-golf\/\" title=\"Two-time Masters Champ Bubba Watson Set To Join LIV Golf\">started supporting<\/a> the former president, being that they would be next in power behind Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans such as former Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/william-barr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>William Barr<\/a> and Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) have endorsed the former president ahead of the 2024 election, which could end up being a rematch between Trump and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>. Psaki, who previously worked as Biden\u2019s White House press secretary, criticized the Republicans who have flipped against their past criticism of Trump and argued that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/get-over-it-newt-gingrich-says-trumps-victory-in-iowa-cements-his-position-as-2024-nominee\/\" title=\"Newt Gingrich: Trump's Iowa win solidifies 2024 nomination\">support stems<\/a> from the personal benefits they would get from doing so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think many of them want to be close to power. They also assume or have this thought in their mind that \u2018maybe Donald Trump will go away,\u2019\u201d Psaki said. \u201cMaybe he\u2019ll go to jail. Maybe he will die. Not to be too morbid, but maybe, I mean, he\u2019s not a young man. Who knows what\u2019s in their minds? They think, \u2018Maybe I will be behind the Oval Office. Maybe I will be in the Oval Office.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki, who is promoting her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Say-More\/Jen-Psaki\/9781668019856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"new book\">new book<\/a>, also speculated that people like Barr and McConnell are supporting Trump out of fear of his supporters, which she referred to as \u201cthe mob.\u201d While Psaki said she could understand being somewhat afraid of a candidate\u2019s supporters, she pointed to how other former Trump staff members, such as deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews, have chosen to support Biden over Trump despite their political differences.<\/p>\n<p>The former White House press secretary also praised former Georgia Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2993438\/former-georgia-republican-lieutenant-governor-backs-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan<\/a> for his recent announcement to support Biden instead of Trump, who similarly criticized Republican Trump critics for their renewed support of the former president. Psaki argued that \u201cthere needs to be more Geoff Duncans out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Psaki discussed Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-infrastructure-plan-could-boost-pelosis-investment-portfolio\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Plan Could Boost Pelosi\u2019s Investment Portfolio\">reelection chances<\/a> ahead of the November elections during an appearance on <em>The View<\/em> on Monday, acknowledging that the president\u2019s campaign has \u201cgot a lot of work to do.\u201d She also suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2993264\/psaki-biden-not-perfect-and-campaign-has-lot-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden should make an appearance on <em>The View<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>to connect with voters.<\/p>\n<p>The MSNBC host also said that it is not yet known how much of an impact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campus-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campus protests<\/a> in support of the Palestinians will have on Biden\u2019s reelection chances.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSNBC\u2019s Jen Psaki theorized that Republicans who previously opposed Donald Trump are now backing him to secure power after him. 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