{"id":2367736,"date":"2024-11-12T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brit-hume-predicts-public-tactics-for-rick-scott-will-backfire-as-trump-stays-mum-on-leadership-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:00:05","slug":"brit-hume-predicts-public-tactics-for-rick-scott-will-backfire-as-trump-stays-mum-on-leadership-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brit-hume-predicts-public-tactics-for-rick-scott-will-backfire-as-trump-stays-mum-on-leadership-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit Hume predicts public tactics for Rick Scott will \u2018backfire\u2019 as Trump stays mum on leadership race &#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\">40<\/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%2Fbrit-hume-predicts-public-tactics-for-rick-scott-will-backfire-as-trump-stays-mum-on-leadership-race-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=2367736&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>In a recent discussion on \u200bFox News, Brit Hume expressed doubts about the support for Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) from \u200bTrump \u2062allies in their push for him to replace Senate \u2063Minority Leader Mitch \u2063McConnell (R-KY). Hume predicted that \u2064this backing from &#8220;Trump world&#8221; could backfire, as Scott faces stiff competition \u2062from Senators John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) for the leadership position. Despite being a long-time Trump supporter, Scott encountered setbacks during \u2062his tenure as the head of the Republican National Senatorial \u2063Committee, which saw\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">poor election results<\/a> for the party in the most recent midterms. \u200bThus, Hume considers Scott&#8217;s prospects \u200dfor Senate leadership\u2064 to be slim.  <\/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\">Brit Hume predicts public tactics for Rick Scott will &lsquo;backfire&rsquo; as Trump stays mum on leadership race<\/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_1874515\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>While top allies of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> have endorsed Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Rick Scott <\/a>(R-FL) to replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Brit Hume, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-american-media-has-spread-russian-propaganda-more-effectively-than-russia-itself\/\" title=\"OPINION: The American Media Has Spread Russian Propaganda More Effectively Than Russia Itself\">chief political analyst<\/a> at Fox News, doesn&rsquo;t think Trumpworld will secure Scott as leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think this press from Trump world to support him is likely to backfire,&rdquo; Hume said Monday on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Special Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO turned Trump megadonor, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a contender for secretary of state, have all come out in support of Scott as the next Senate majority leader.&nbsp;Meanwhile, Trump has remained removed from discussions of who will lead the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220431\/how-elon-musk-helped-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW ELON MUSK HELPED WILL TRUMP BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Hume said Scott, a Trump loyalist since 2016, is unlikely to fare well against Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), as the Senate hopes to maintain its own institutional authority without Trump&rsquo;s influence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually think Senator Scott&rsquo;s kind of a longshot,&rdquo; Hume said. &ldquo;The reason being that, for example, he was head of the Republican National Senatorial Committee in the &rsquo;21-&rsquo;22 election cycle, raised a ton of money [but] as you may recall, Republicans had a terrible result in those midterm elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A Republican operative who has talked with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulwark.com\/p\/why-trump-loves-rick-scott-senate-leadership-thune-cornyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Bulwark<\/em><\/a>  that Vance is closely following discussions of who should be leading the Senate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If JD thought Sen. Scott had this, you would have seen Trump post his support by now,&rdquo; the operative said.<\/p>\n<p>While Hume said endorsing Scott may &ldquo;backfire&rdquo; on Trump allies, the notion of him being the Senate majority leader is influencing Thune and Cornyn to Trump&rsquo;s benefit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Trump called on Truth Social for the Senate to use recess appointments to fill the executive branch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s nominees, Scott replied in less than ten minutes that he supported it. Two hours later, Thune showed his support, followed by Cornyn.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rick has served a real purpose,&rdquo; a Trump adviser told <em>Bulwark<\/em>. &ldquo;Even if he doesn&rsquo;t win, he&rsquo;s our favorite backup quarterback,&rdquo; the adviser said. &ldquo;But Trump might just decide to back Rick anyway and say &lsquo;F**k it. I&rsquo;m the leader of this party. I don&rsquo;t have to worry about Senate leadership making my life hell. They need to worry about me making their life hell.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1874515\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1874515\"}});<\/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>Brit Hume warns that support for Rick Scott may &#8216;backfire&#8217; as Trump remains silent on Senate leadership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2367737,"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\/11\/rick-scott-senate-gop-leader-race.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44857,40576,44858,39607,3634],"class_list":["post-2367736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-brit-hume","tag-leadership-race","tag-political-prediction","tag-rick-scott","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/rick-scott-senate-gop-leader-race.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367736","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367736"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367740,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367736\/revisions\/2367740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}