Trump hints hed back longtime critic Chris Sununus bid to flip Dem Senate seat in 2026: I hope he runs
It appears that President Donald Trump has buried the hatchet when it comes to former New Hampshire Gov.Chris Sununu, who for years was a top Republican critic of the former and current president.Trump now says that if Sununu runs for the Senate in 2026 for the seat currently held by retiring Democratic Sen.
Jeanne Shaheen, his former antagonist would have his full support.Sununu, who in January completed his fourth and final two-year term steering swing state New Hampshire, told Fox News Digital in an interview last month that he aimed to make a decision regarding a 2026 campaign in the “next few weeks.”He emphasized that “I have no doubt I’d have the president’s support,” if he decided to make a bid for the Senate.Trump, when asked by reporters about Sununu as he flew to Washington, D.C., on Sunday night aboard Air Force One, revealed that the two politicians met recently at the White House.“I told him — He came to my office, came to the Oval Office, and [I] met with Chris Sununu, and I support him fully.I hope he runs,” Trump said.
“He’s been very nice to me over the last year or so, but no, I hope he runs.I think he’ll win that seat.”Sununu supported Trump during the 2016 general election and again when Trump unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2020.
The then-governor had a strong working relationship with the Trump White House, including close ties with then-Vice President Mike Pence.However, Sununu pushed back against Trump’s unproven claims that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and “stolen.” He also started stating in early 2021 that the GOP was larger than any one person, which was perceived as a swipe at the then-former president.Sununu amped up his criticism of the former president during numerous national interviews on cable news networks and Sunday talk shows, repeatedly arguing that Trump had too much political baggage to win back the White House.Additionally, Sununu began mulling a possible 20...