Sununu stands by criticism of Trump, says he'll support Republican ticket

Governor says president is not above law

Governor says president is not above law

PRESIDENTIAL RACE. IN NOVEMBER. DONALD TRUMP IS ONCE AGAIN THE PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. IT’S AN OUTCOME. GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU FOUGHT HARD TO AVOID. PRIMARY CAMPAIGNS ARE TOUGH, BUT IS IT SAFE TO SAY YOU WILL BE AN ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTER OF DONALD TRUMP? COME NOVEMBER? I’M GOING TO SUPPORT. I’M GOING TO SUPPORT THE TICKET. I’M GOING TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP. BUT MY FOCUS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE HERE IN THE STATE. WE REPEATEDLY CALLED HIM A LOSER. YOU KNOW, RECENTLY YOU COMPARED HIM TO HE LOST HIS RACES, YOU KNOW, FRUSTRATING. YOU MADE FUN OF HIS AGE ON PRIMARY DAY ON TWITTER. YOU RECENTLY SAID HE’S PROBABLY TOO OLD FOR THE JOB. LOOK, I DON’T TAKE ANY OF THAT BACK, TO BE SURE. BUT AGAIN, UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE. I MEAN, THE ALTERNATIVE IS BIDEN. AND I THINK WHERE FOLKS ARE SEEING A LACK OF MANAGEMENT, A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH IMMIGRATION, A LACK OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE SUNUNU SAYS HE’LL BE SUPPORTING THE REPUBLICAN TICKET, HE WON’T BE SIDING WITH TRUMP ON SOME KEY ISSUES. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND HIS LEGAL TEAM THAT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT HAS COMPLETE LEGAL IMMUNITY FROM ALL PROSECUTIONS? NO, NO. THAT’S CRAZY. NO. THE A JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE A POLITICIAN DOES NOT PUT YOU ABOVE THE LAW. PERIOD. AND SO IF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT HAD ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD USUALLY DO IN THIS COUNTRY. CORRECT? I’VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO, NO, WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING ANYTHING. WHAT IF HE ACTS IN THAT WAY? IF HE’S REELECTED, YOU GOT TO HOLD HIM TO THE LETTER TO THE LAW, RIGHT? THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE ATTORNEY GENERALS IN CONGRESS. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A PROCESS FOR THAT. IF TRUMP WINS BACK THE WHITE HOUSE AND WANTS HELP LAYING TRANSITION GROUNDWORK FOR HIS PROPOSED MASS DEPORTATION PROGRAM, THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE SHOULDN’T BOTHER CALLING HIM. IF THEY COME TO YOU WITH THAT REQUEST, YOU’RE INCLINED NOT TO LOOK. I I’M ON MY WAY OUT. I’LL LET THE NEXT GOVERNOR WORRY ABOUT THAT KIND OF INSANITY. I’VE HANDLED EIGHT YEARS OF THAT KIND OF CRAZY, AND I’M EXCITED IN TER

Sununu stands by criticism of Trump, says he'll support Republican ticket

Governor says president is not above law

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu had some harsh words for former President Donald Trump during the Republican primary, and he said Thursday, that he's not taking any of it back, even though he plans to support the Republican ticket.Trump is once again the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party. It's an outcome Sununu fought hard to avoid."I'm going to support the ticket. I'm going to support Donald Trump," Sununu said. "But my focus is definitely going to be here in the state."Throughout the primary campaign, Sununu repeatedly called Trump a loser and made fun of his age on primary day."He's old. He's probably too old for the job," Sununu said. "Look, I don't take any of that back, to be sure. But again, understand this is an alternative. I mean, the alternative is (President Joe) Biden, and I think folks are seeing a lack of management, a lack of understanding of what's happening with immigration, a lack of fiscal responsibility.">> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<While Sununu said he'll be supporting the Republican ticket, he won't be siding with Trump on some key issues. He said he doesn't buy the argument that the president has complete legal immunity from all prosecution."No, no. That's crazy," Sununu said. "Just because you're a politician does not put you above the law, period." Sununu said that if Trump is elected again, he shouldn't act like he's above the law."You've got to hold him to the letter of the law," Sununu said. "That's why you have attorney generals and Congress. You have a process for that."If Trump wins back the White House and wants help laying transition groundwork for his proposed mass deportation program, Sununu said he shouldn't bother calling him."Look, I'm on my way out," Sununu said. "I'll let the next governor worry about that kind of insanity. I had eight years of that kind of crazy, and I'm excited, in terms of that respect, to pass the buck to somebody else."

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Trump is once again the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party. It's an outcome Sununu fought hard to avoid.

"I'm going to support the ticket. I'm going to support Donald Trump," Sununu said. "But my focus is definitely going to be here in the state."

Throughout the primary campaign, Sununu repeatedly called Trump a loser and made fun of his age on primary day.

"He's old. He's probably too old for the job," Sununu said. "Look, I don't take any of that back, to be sure. But again, understand this is an alternative. I mean, the alternative is (President Joe) Biden, and I think folks are seeing a lack of management, a lack of understanding of what's happening with immigration, a lack of fiscal responsibility."

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

While Sununu said he'll be supporting the Republican ticket, he won't be siding with Trump on some key issues. He said he doesn't buy the argument that the president has complete legal immunity from all prosecution.

"No, no. That's crazy," Sununu said. "Just because you're a politician does not put you above the law, period."

Sununu said that if Trump is elected again, he shouldn't act like he's above the law.

"You've got to hold him to the letter of the law," Sununu said. "That's why you have attorney generals and Congress. You have a process for that."

If Trump wins back the White House and wants help laying transition groundwork for his proposed mass deportation program, Sununu said he shouldn't bother calling him.

"Look, I'm on my way out," Sununu said. "I'll let the next governor worry about that kind of insanity. I had eight years of that kind of crazy, and I'm excited, in terms of that respect, to pass the buck to somebody else."

Sununu stands by criticism of Trump, says he'll support Republican ticket

Governor says president is not above law

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