{"id":2299620,"date":"2024-07-18T16:18:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sununu-celebrates-possibility-of-biden-withdrawal-i-told-you-so-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T16:18:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:18:57","slug":"sununu-celebrates-biden-withdrawal-says-i-told-you-so-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sununu-celebrates-biden-withdrawal-says-i-told-you-so-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sununu celebrates Biden withdrawal, says &#8216;I told you so&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Fsununu-celebrates-biden-withdrawal-says-i-told-you-so-washington-examiner%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=2299620&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>Governor Chris \u200cSununu of New \u200dHampshire celebrated the possibility of President\u2063 Joe Biden withdrawing from the 2024 election. Sununu had \u2064predicted a year ago that Biden would not \u2064be at the top \u2064of the \u200dDemocratic ticket and now feels vindicated as Biden faces growing calls within his party to step away from the \u2064race. Sununu believes that Biden\u200d would be easy to beat and advises Republicans to start preparing to run\u200b against Vice \u200cPresident Kamala Harris. The governor also mentioned that he has \u200cpersonally witnessed a\u200c decline in Biden\u2062 over time\u200b and\u200d believes\u200c that running for president is not what he should be doing. Sununu&#8217;s \u200cremarks\u2062 were made at the Republican National Convention, where he \u200demphasized his earlier predictions and the need for Republicans to strategize their campaign \u2064against Harris and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-val-demings-planning-to-run-against-sen-rubio-in-florida\/\" title=\"REPORT: Val Demings Planning To Run Against Sen. Rubio In Florida\">potential running mate<\/a>.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sununu celebrates possibility of Biden withdrawal: &lsquo;I told you so&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706800\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>If bets were placed a year ago about who would be at the top of the Democratic ticket, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-sununu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chris Sununu<\/a> (R-NH) believes he would be cashing in.<\/p>\n<p>During the short-lived 2024 Republican presidential primary cycle, Sununu often said he believed his party would not be facing President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> come November. While many wrote off his comments because Biden was far and away the favorite in the Democratic primary, the governor said he now feels vindicated as Biden faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3088885\/rumors-swirl-biden-opening-up-to-exiting-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>growing calls within his party<\/a> to step away from the race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one likes an &lsquo;I told you so&rsquo; moment as much as a politician,&rdquo; Sununu said at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/07\/18\/rnc-live-updates-coverage\/chris-sununu-joe-biden-drop-out-00169400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Politico<\/em>-CNN Grill<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been saying this for well over a year,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s real. It&rsquo;s happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden is greeted by Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) as he arrives on Air Force One at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Manchester, New Hampshire. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said Biden would &ldquo;be really easy to beat&rdquo; and advised Republicans to begin preparing their campaign to run against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>. Sununu also suggested Republicans should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sununu-celebrates-biden-withdrawal-i-told-you-so-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Sununu celebrates Biden withdrawal: &#039;I told you so&#039; - Washington Examiner\">begin testing messaging<\/a> against Harris and a separate running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Sununu also said that as a governor, he had personally witnessed a decline in Biden over time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Running for president is not what this gentleman should be doing right now,&rdquo; Sununu said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a responsibility of the family to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-a-baby-sleep-training-expert-was-doxxed-and-boycotted-because-she-donated-to-trump\/\" title=\"WALSH: A Baby Sleep Training Expert Was Doxxed And Boycotted Because She Donated To Trump\">good advice<\/a>, and I just don&rsquo;t think they&rsquo;ve been giving him some very good advice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sununu broke down Biden&rsquo;s options of staying in the race or exiting in terms of his political legacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s got a legacy decision to make,&rdquo; Sununu said. &ldquo;He can be the Democrat that everyone remembers for moving [former President Donald] Trump off the ballot in 2020 or the Democrat that everyone remembers that overstayed his welcome and handed it back to Republicans &mdash; which is fine by me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the New Hampshire governor backed former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley during her run this presidential cycle and was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/21\/opinion\/governor-sununu-republicans-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vocal critic<\/a> of Trump, Sununu has now switched to backing the former president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think a lot of it will bear out tonight, to see where the [former] president&rsquo;s speech goes,&rdquo; Sununu said. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s about unity &mdash; not of the unity of his base &hellip; or just even unity of the Republican Party. &hellip; Former President Trump now has to talk about the unity of America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706800\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706800\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sununu is pleased that Biden may withdraw from the race, as he had predicted this outcome for over a year. He believes Biden would be easy to beat and advises Republicans to start preparing to run against Vice President Kamala Harris. Sununu also criticizes Biden&#8217;s family for not giving him good advice and suggests that Biden needs to make a decision about his political legacy. Despite previously supporting Nikki Haley and criticizing Trump, Sununu now backs the former president and emphasizes the importance of unity in America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2299621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sununu-Biden-RNC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,35499,20652,8050],"class_list":["post-2299620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-i-told-you-so","tag-sununu","tag-withdrawal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sununu-Biden-RNC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}