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TexasTowelie

(116,801 posts)
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 09:53 PM Feb 2019

Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Exploring GOP Primary Challenge to Trump

William Weld, a former governor of Massachusetts who two years ago ran for vice president on the Libertarian Party ticket, has become the first Republican to announce serious step toward challenging to President Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries.

Fiscally conservative but socially liberal, the 73-year-old Weld ran on the Libertarian party ticket with former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. But he re-registered as a Republican last month, and on Friday in New Hampshire said he has created a presidential exploratory committee.

While speaking to voters at the Politics and Eggs event at the Bedford Village Inn, Weld said Trump's priorities are skewed toward promoting himself and is "simply too unstable" to carry out the duties of his job.

"I'm here because I think our country is in grave peril and I cannot sit any longer quietly on the sidelines," Weld said.

Read more: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/William-Weld-Politics-and-Eggs-Featured-Speaker-New-Hampshire-505880451.html

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Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Exploring GOP Primary Challenge to Trump (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2019 OP
''in grave peril'' yeah, right. Let a Libertarian take over that'll solve everything. YOHABLO Feb 2019 #1
Good, good, good TheCowsCameHome Feb 2019 #2
 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
1. ''in grave peril'' yeah, right. Let a Libertarian take over that'll solve everything.
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 09:59 PM
Feb 2019
< just in case!

TheCowsCameHome

(40,216 posts)
2. Good, good, good
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 10:04 PM
Feb 2019

The more challenges Trump has, the better. Bill Weld could make things very entertaining. He has no use for Trump.

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