Republican North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum said this after he was furious with ABC host Martha Raddatz for answering a question about former President Donald Trump's recent attack on Republican candidate Nikki Haley. repulsed.
Burgum appeared on ABC's “This Week” and shared his thoughts on the future of Trump's campaign after receiving former President Trump's support. Raddatz asked the North Dakota governor about Trump's recent attack on social media, in which he called Haley's real name. according to To the outlet.
Mr. Burgum began to respond by saying that the primary election effectively “ends after Tuesday,” but Mr. Raddatz cut him off and demanded that he “answer a question.” (Related: 'There's no love for me': Nikki Haley reacts to snub of support from home state)
“Well, all I know is that I believe this election, this primary, will be over after Tuesday. President Trump is leading in all 50 states,” Burgum said.
“No, please answer the question, sir. Please answer the question why you think Donald Trump is doing this,” Raddatz responded.
Burgum said this was just “politics” and stressed that President Joe Biden launched personal attacks against President Trump during the campaign rather than discussing the issues facing voters. .For example, recent campaign advertisement Biden's team broadly emphasized the “freedoms” of Americans while condemning “MAGA extremists.”
But Raddatz hit back again, asking whether Trump's attacks could “bring the country together.”
“I think that's politics. You know, Joe Biden launched his campaign a few weeks ago with a series of personal attacks on President Trump. He talked about President Trump. We talked about the legal measures we are mobilizing to slow down his activities. [candidate]'' Burgum said.
“He didn't talk about inflation, he didn't talk about violent crime in our cities. He didn't talk about open borders, where our country has had major invasions, but now with the Joe Biden administration… The number of deaths from fentanyl in the country in the last three years has exceeded four Vietnamese deaths in our country. No, he talked about attacking opponents, it's politics all over the world. It’s American politics, too.”
“So do you think Donald Trump's politics of pursuing Nikki Haley's legacy will unite the country?” Raddatz questioned.
Burgum pointed to how Democrats previously attacked Biden during the 2020 Democratic primary, and stressed that personal attacks are “normal within politics” in the United States. (Related: 'I'm not going to beat Trump': Video emerges that purports to show military veteran confronting Nikki Haley)
“I mean, just ask me about the things that Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris said, and the vicious things they said about Joe Biden, even in the nationally televised debates within the party. It's about that statement,” Burgum said.
“This is all common knowledge within our politics. But once we agree as a party, we support the candidate, the Democrats support Biden and 2020, the Republicans support the direction the world is going in. I am confident that I will support President Trump because I am concerned about the direction of the United States.
According to CNN, Haley has further attacked Trump in recent days, after she appeared to confuse him with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while discussing the events of January 6th. blamed the situation. Haley said at a campaign rally that her concerns about the former president were the “pressures” of the position and that she doubted whether Trump was “mentally qualified” for the role, the newspaper reported.
