Fox News’ Brit Hume claims Lara Trump has made a ‘stupid’ campaign move that could COST Republicans
Fox newsBrit Hume has criticized Lara Trump after she shot a Republican Senate candidate because she was not loyal to her father-in-law Donald Trump.
The co-chairman of the Republican National Committee went after former Maryland Republican governor and Senate candidate Larry Hogan for his response to Trump’s hush-money verdict.
But Hume, the network’s chief political analyst, called Republicans going after one of their own candidates “political malpractice.”
After Donald Trump was found guilty by a New York jury of 34 counts of falsifying corporate records, Hogan wrote on X: “Regardless of the outcome, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process.”
“At this dangerously divisive moment in our history, all leaders – regardless of party – must not add fuel to the fire with more toxic partisanship,” he continued. “We must reaffirm what made this nation great: the rule of law.”
Fox News’ Brit Hume called Lara Trump’s criticism of Larry Hogan for his response to Trump’s verdict “political malpractice.” Hogan is running for Senate as a Republican
Lara Trump and members of the Trump campaign were not happy with his response.
When asked about his post during an appearance on CNN, Lara Trump said she did not support it and even suggested that the party is willing to endorse a Republican candidate who could help the party flip the Senate for Republicans.
“He doesn’t deserve the respect of anyone in the Republican Party right now, and frankly, no one in America, if that’s how you feel,” she said.
“We obviously want to win as a party, but that’s a shame and I think he should have thought long and hard before saying that publicly,” she continued as she questioned whether it was worth giving a seat to the Democrats to allow.
Britain’s Hume said on Fox News that the “Lara Trumps of the world” should tell Hogan to do whatever it takes to get elected. “That’s how politics is played by smart people,” Hume said
“Maryland is a very blue state,” Hume said. “And Larry Hogan, who remained popular as a Republican governor and remains so to this day, gives the Republican Party the best chance it has had in a long time to elect a Republican to the Senate.”
“The Lara Trumps of the world should be saying, ‘please Mr. Hogan, please Governor Hogan, you are doing what you have to do to get elected, and some of the things you say and believe in don’t agree with what I say . think, ‘That’s okay, do what you have to do,'” Hume said.
Hume continued: ‘That is how politics is played by clever people.’
He warned that Trump’s team could repeat the same mistake made in 2020, when the ex-president “cleaned things up” in Georgia and Republicans lost the Senate seat there.
Lara Trump wasn’t the only backer of the former president to go after Hogan.
Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita wrote in response to his post, “You just ended your campaign.”
The Republicans want to win back the Senate this fall from the Democrats, who currently have a one-seat majority. The GOP has a friendly electoral map to help them get there, but the addition of Hogan in Maryland boosts their chances.
Hogan was a popular Republican governor in the blue state. Polls show he entered the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, making him competitive in a state that would otherwise be a safe seat for Democrats.
