7 Politicians Who Can Replace Donald Trump As Republican President Candidate If He Goes To Jail
WRITTEN BY SUMI DEKA
President Donald Trump has been charged in a case related to hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 election campaign. In case he goes to jail, there are a few who might replace him.
Ron DeSantis has been successful by deploying Trumpian policies and cruel theatrics in his own state, leading to a landslide re-election victory.
Mike Pence has stood for democracy while trying to ingratiate himself with supporters of those who tried to upend it and his followers chanted “hang Mike Pence” as they stormed Congress.
Ted Cruz often loses out to Donald Trump Jr. He pushed Trump closest in 2016 and maintained a modicum of self-respect by refusing to immediately kowtow.
Josh Hawley is tall, clever, and a hardliner who delights in owning the libs and urging confrontation with China. He loves designer suits or tight T-shirts and jeans.
Glenn Youngkin won a nominally Democratic-leaning state by not contacting Trump and pursued Trumpian tactics like claiming progressiveness running in schools and teaching critical race theory to children.
Nikki Haley served under Trump as ambassador to the United States and quit under two years. It was a dignified exit from an administration that chewed up reputations as relentlessly as Trump masticates pink and red Starbursts.
Mike Pompeo was an army officer at the time of the Gulf War. He was also a businessman, a Tea Party congressman, CIA director, and secretary of state in Trump’s administration.