WTH Donald Trump 2024? Karl Rove on Whether the Former President can be Beaten

The 2024 presidential nominee field is starting to take shape,
with headlines pointing to a Biden-Trump replay. But are
those really the only likely options? Actually, no.
Two-thirds of polled Republicans want someone other than Trump,
but who can continue Trump’s policies. This means energy
independence, a conservative court, cutting taxes, hawkish China
policy, a strong military—all led by someone authentic, personal,
and who can lead the country for eight strong years. One
possibility is DeSantis, who has rallied support for his
conservative domestic policy but is hedging on foreign and
defense policy. There are other good options as well, but the GOP
base is still afraid of offending Trump’s base, a stumbling block
going up against a fairly robust Democratic bench. Make no
mistake: this is an inflection point for the Republican party.
Will it regress to the pre-Pearl Harbor, GOP, or Democratic-Ted
Kennedy isolationism? Or will someone take up the Reagan mantle,
and govern as the leader of the free world, in such a way that
China, Russia, and other aggressors take notice? 


These questions and more with Karl Rove. Rove is the former
Senior Advisor to George W. Bush, and former Chief of Staff. He
is a Fox News contributor and a columnist for the Wall Street
Journal. He is the author of Courage and Consequence: My
Life as a Conservative in the Fight.


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