According to Gateway Pundit, on Friday, the Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Dinner in Iowa brought together prominent figures, including former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, and several other notable Republicans. The event served as a platform for potential presidential candidates to articulate their political stances ahead of the 2024 race.
The list of GOP presidential candidates scheduled to speak at the event was extensive and included former Ambassador Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott, entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, political commentator Larry Elder, Perry Johnson, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, businessman Ryan Binkley, and former Texas Representative Will Hurd.
Will Hurd is a former CIA clandestine officer who later served as a Texas Representative in the US Congress until 2021. However, there have been controversial claims circulating about him, with some labeling him as a “Deep State ally” who reportedly harbored animosity towards President Trump in the past.
“The reason Donald Trump lost the election in 2020 is he failed to grow the GOP brand in areas like women with a college degree in the suburbs, Black and Brown communities, and people under the age of 35,” said Hurd.
“We need leaders who did (this) like your Governor Reynolds who wins in places you didn’t expect and that’s why you turned red!” he added.
But Hurd was not finished with his insults and lies, he said: “One of the things we need in our elected leaders is for them to speak the truth, even if it’s unpopular.”
“Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. Donald Trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020. Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison,” he concluded
During his speech at the Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Will Hurd launched a series of personal attacks against Donald Trump. He allegedly made derogatory comments, suggesting that Trump was running for president not to “make America great again” but to “stay out of prison.” These remarks apparently provoked a chorus of boos from the crowd in attendance.
In response to Hurd’s criticism, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Saturday and delivered a harsh critique against Hurd. Trump referred to Hurd as a “little known, failed former Congressman” and criticized his past performance in Congress, claiming that Hurd left his position because he had no chance of winning in his district due to poor performance. Trump also refuted Hurd’s allegations, asserting that if he were not running for president or if he was performing poorly in his campaign (similar to Hurd and former Governor Chris Christie, according to Trump), the various prosecutions against him would not have been initiated.
“In Iowa last night I noticed that a little known, failed former Congressman, Will Hurd, is ridiculously running for President. He quit Congress because it would have been impossible for him to win in his district – he did a really bad job. Anyway, he got SERIOUSLY booed off the stage when he said I was running “to stay out of jail.” Wrong, if I wasn’t running, or running and doing badly (like him & Christie!), with no chance to win, these prosecutions would never have been brought or happened!” Trump’s post read.
