{"id":1030004,"date":"2024-03-08T18:27:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1030004"},"modified":"2024-05-10T20:10:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T20:10:28","slug":"dnc-statement-on-chris-sununus-endorsement-of-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-chris-sununus-endorsement-of-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Statement on Chris Sununu\u2019s Endorsement of Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BostonGlobe\/status\/1766129730820960565?s=20\"><em>endorsement<\/em><\/a><em> of Donald Trump after repeatedly attacking the future <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3965068-sununu-trump-is-positioning-himself-to-be-a-four-time-loser-in-2024\/\"><em>\u201cfour-time loser,\u201d<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em><strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChris Sununu said it himself: Donald Trump is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2022\/04\/03\/a-night-of-laughter-and-cringe-at-the-gridiron-00022578\">crazy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/02\/22\/trump-sununu-republican-party-00142635\">a**hole<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3965068-sununu-trump-is-positioning-himself-to-be-a-four-time-loser-in-2024\/\">soon-to-be four-time loser<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/02\/05\/sununu-trump-biden-2024-00081224\">can\u2019t beat President Biden<\/a>. Sununu called Trump a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccountableGOP\/status\/1749841918215786956\">coward<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccountableGOP\/status\/1623076170550976518\">definition of extremism<\/a> who can <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/media\/4424394-fox-anchor-calls-sununu-snarky-for-quip-about-trumps-age\/#:~:text=Chris%20Sununu%20(R)%20sparred%20Tuesday,said%2C%20mocking%20the%20former%20president.\">barely keep a cogent thought<\/a>. And above all else, Sununu was right about one thing: Trump will lead to Republican losses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/gop-will-lose-trump-new-hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-warns-rcna101013\">up and down the ballot<\/a> in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what Chris Sununu really thinks about Donald Trump:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/02\/05\/sununu-trump-biden-2024-00081224\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump wouldn\u2019t beat Biden, Sununu says\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/02\/22\/trump-sununu-republican-party-00142635\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201c\u2018Assholes come and go\u2019: Trump isn\u2019t the future, Sununu says\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/06\/05\/chris-sununu-trump-gop-2024\/\">Sununu<\/a>: <strong>\u201cHe did not deliver on his promises<\/strong> to drain the swamp, secure the border and instill fiscal responsibility while in office \u2014 and added $8 trillion to our national debt \u2014 yet now he wants four more years. He is facing numerous investigations and continues to peddle the conspiracy theory that he won the 2020 election, repelling independents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cIf he is the nominee, Republicans will lose again. Just as we did in 2018, 2020 and 2022. This is indisputable.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3965068-sununu-trump-is-positioning-himself-to-be-a-four-time-loser-in-2024\/\">Sununu<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDonald Trump is positioning himself to be a four-time loser in 2024.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2022\/04\/03\/a-night-of-laughter-and-cringe-at-the-gridiron-00022578\">Sununu<\/a>: <strong>\u201cHe\u2019s f*cking crazy! <\/strong>\u2026 The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I\u2019ll say it this way:<strong> I don\u2019t think he\u2019s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain\u2019t getting out!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/gop-will-lose-trump-new-hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-warns-rcna101013\">NBC News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cGOP will lose &#8216;up and down the ballot&#8217; with Trump, New Hampshire governor warns\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/02\/05\/sununu-trump-biden-2024-00081224\">Sununu<\/a>: \u201cAt the end of the day, November of 22 showed us that, right? <strong>Trump is going to be seen as a very extreme candidate. The country is going to push back against it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4422785-sununu-says-trump-has-no-energy-he-can-barely-read-a-teleprompter\/\">The Hill<\/a>: \u201cSununu says Trump has \u2018no energy\u2019: <strong>\u2018He can barely read a teleprompter\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sununu-trump-doesnt-have-energy-droning-on-during-rallies-2023-7\">Business Insider<\/a>: \u201cGOP Gov. Sununu slams Trump, saying <strong>he &#8216;doesn&#8217;t have the energy&#8217; and is &#8216;droning on for 90 minutes&#8217; during events\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4419673-sununu-rips-tim-scott-post-endorsement\/\">The Hill<\/a>: \u201cSununu rips Scott after Trump endorsement: <strong>\u2018Nobody\u2019 thinks he will unite the country\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/nh-gov-chris-sununu-says-hed-still-vote-for-trump-despite-latest-attacks\">Sununu<\/a>: <strong>\u201cHe\u2019s not strong. He\u2019s scared to be called on his record.<\/strong> \u2026 He won\u2019t do any of the things you need to do to connect with voters. It\u2019s the sign of the times for Donald Trump. The beginning of the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4420358-sununu-on-trump-mixing-up-pelosi-haley-this-guy-has-lost-the-fastball\/\">The Hill<\/a>: \u201cSununu on Trump mixing up Pelosi, Haley: <strong>\u2018This guy has lost the fastball\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4375369-sununu-mocks-trumps-approval-ratings-social-media-conduct\/\">The Hill<\/a>: \u201cSununu mocks Trump\u2019s approval ratings, social media conduct\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu\u2019s endorsement of Donald Trump after repeatedly attacking the future \u201cfour-time loser,\u201d DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cChris Sununu said it himself: Donald Trump is a crazy a**hole and a soon-to-be four-time loser who can\u2019t beat President Biden. 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