Chris Sununu Says He Will Vote for GOP Nominee, Even if Trump Is a Convicted Felon: ‘Not an Issue With the Republican Base Right Now’
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) told CNN on Wednesday that he would vote for former President Donald Trump if he became the Republican nominee for president, even if Trump was a convicted felon on voting day.
During an interview with Sununu – a prominent supporter of Trump’s GOP rival Nikki Haley – CNN host Kaitlan Collins asked, “Governor, there’s also a chance that the former president could be a convicted felon by the time people are voting. I mean, even if he’s a convicted felon, if he is the Republican nominee, does that mean you’re still gonna vote for him?”
Sununu replied, “Look, I think right now, most of America looks like they would vote for him because he’s winning– Biden is so bad that Trump is actually beating Biden in most polls.”
“But what about you?” pressed Collins, to which the governor affirmed, “Yeah, I’m gonna support the Republican nominee, absolutely. Yeah, like that shouldn’t shock anybody. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody that the Republican governor, and most actually of America, is gonna end up going against Biden because they need to see a change in this country.”
Sununu continued:
Have the issues around the election changed the dynamics of the Republican primary? No. It’s not an issue with the Republican base right now, it’s just not, and clearly not one that’s holding the American public at large back because, again, you know, Trump is up one point. I love Nikki Haley because she’s up ten, fifteen points on Biden. She wins Senate seats and House seats and governorships and brings all of those other opportunities to the states and the country to actually get stuff done, but you know, make no mistake about it, Biden is that bad of a president that even Trump would win.
Collins questioned, “You’re saying he’s that bad of a president that Trump would win even if Trump is a convicted felon?”
Sununu responded, “Yes. The polls say yes. People know that. The four court cases that are out there, we’ll see kind of where they are, but right now, they’re not playing into whether folks would vote for Trump or not.”
He concluded, “I can be as surprised about that as you, but that’s just where it is right now. That’s a fact. Look at the polls. The data is clear.”
Watch above via CNN.
