Bill Kristol Searches Out Republicans to Primary President Trump in 2020 By Tyler O’Neil
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Bill Kristol, anti-Trump activist and editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard, set his sights Wednesday on finding a Republican to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. Kristol attempted to convince New Hampshire activists that primarying a sitting president is possible.
“I have a feeling that we are now entering … a turbulent era, when the character of both parties is up for grabs,” Kristol told activists at Saint Anselm College over breakfast.
The Weekly Standard editor floated five potential #NeverTrump candidates in an interview with BuzzFeed News’s Henry J. Gomez.
Kristol mentioned former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Defense Secretary James Mattis — all three of whom were on his 2016 wish list — and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Kristol also praised Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio), whom the Weekly Standard editor visited in Ohio earlier this month.
Of these five, Kasich alone is likely to seriously consider a 2020 run. While Romney and Sasse spoke out strongly against Trump in the past, neither has made moves to suggest a potential 2020 run.
Kristol admitted that Kasich is the most likely to challenge the president. In March, the Ohio governor told The Weekly Standard that he “is increasingly open to the possibility of running for president in 2020 as an independent.”
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