Asa Hutchinson

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for president in 2024, he said Sunday. “I am going to be running. And the reason, as I've traveled the ...

Haley described the case as more about “revenge” than justice; Former Vice President Mike Pence called the indictment “an outrage”; Florida Gov. “Well he should,” Hutchinson said, when asked whether Trump should pull out of the race. “I mean, first of all, the office is more important than any individual person.

The former governor of Arkansas, a prominent Trump critic within the Republican Party, has been testing the waters in Iowa.

Mr. And he called Mr. He has said Mr. “While the grand jury found credible facts to support the charges, it is important that the presumption of innocence follows Mr. We need to wait on the facts and for our American system of justice to work like it does for thousands of Americans every day.” “It is a dark day for America when a former President is indicted on criminal charges,” he wrote on Thursday. In addition to his two terms as governor, he served in the House, led the Drug Enforcement Administration and headed the Border and Transportation Security Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security when it was created after the attacks of Sept. And he led a task force convened by the National Rifle Association after the massacre of schoolchildren at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 to come up with a response to blunt the push for gun control. Recent polling has shown Mr. He has pressed for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Here’s who has entered the race so far, and who else might run: Asa Hutchinson, the former governor of Arkansas, joined the race for the Republican nomination for president on Sunday, banking that in a crowded field, enough G.O.P.

Asa Hutchinson made his 2024 presidential campaign official on Sunday in an exclusive sit-down interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.

6, did not explicitly say whether he would support Trump if the former president were to win the Republican nomination, stating instead, "I don't believe he should be the next leader of our country." The former president receives 47% of support among Republican and Republican-leaning voters, while DeSantis receives 33%, according to a "When I say ‘non-Trump’, I want to be able to speak to the Trump voters. I think we need to have a strong America; we need to spend less at the federal level.’ These are the values that I represent," Hutchinson said. And what I don't want to do as a leader is undermine everything that is good about America, which is our criminal justice system," he added. "I've always said that people don't have to step aside from public office if they're under investigation, but if it reaches the point of criminal charges that have to be answered, the office is always more important than a person. "I know there's going to be some that say I should be tougher on the prosecutor, I should be tougher on the unfairness of this. And so for the sake of the office of the presidency, I do think that's too much of a sideshow and distraction and he needs to be able to concentrate on his due process and there is a presumption of innocence." "I do," Hutchinson said, standing by the position he took before Trump was charged. "It’s still about retail politics in many of these states, and also, this is one of the most unpredictable political environments that I've seen in my lifetime. Asked by Karl how Trump’s indictment affects the 2024 presidential race, Hutchinson said the development “adds to the unpredictability” of the political process. And the reason is, I've traveled the country for six months, I hear people talk about the leadership of our country.

Hutchinson—who is joining a crowded field challenging Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination—said Trump should drop out of the presidential race after being ...

6 really disqualifies him for the future.” Hutchinson previously served as a district attorney in Arkansas and represented the state in the House of Representatives. He also worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Homeland Security under former President George W. [lead over DeSantis](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/)—his closest rival—in most polls. Chris Christie and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo both said they would soon announce whether they will run. Former Arkansas Gov. Former South Carolina Gov.

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) will run for president in 2024, becoming the latest Republican to launch a campaign for the White House via an ...

- "The second reason is...I've always said that people don't have to step aside from public office if they're under investigation. And I believe I can be that kind of leader for America," he said. But, at the same time, we can't set aside what our constitution requires, which is electing a new leader for our country just because we have this side controversy and criminal charges that are pending," he said. - "The office is more important than any individual person. I hear people talk about the leadership out of our country, and I'm convinced that people want leaders that appeal to the best of America and not simply appeal to our worst instincts." "The reason -- I've traveled the country for six months.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's running for president in 2024, positioning himself as an alternative for Republicans ready to turn the party ...

“I believe that the evangelical community understands that we need to have a leader that can distance themselves from some of the bad instincts that drive Mr. Although he has supported Trump’s policies, Hutchinson has become increasingly critical of the former president’s rhetoric and lies about the 2020 presidential election. [he ordered eight executions](https://apnews.com/article/ec1eb1fc593945cf8df6ceaf96b06768) over a two-week period, scheduling them before one of the state’s lethal injection drugs was set to expire. An opponent of the federal health care law, Hutchinson after taking office supported keeping Arkansas’ version of Medicaid expansion. “Donald Trump says a lot of things and they don’t always appeal to the best of America. Among the bills she’s signed since taking office is legislation intended to reinstate the ban on gender affirming care for minors that Hutchinson opposed by making it easier to sue providers of such care. attorney who prosecuted white supremacists in Arkansas in the 1980s. He signed several abortion restrictions into law, including a ban on the procedure that took effect when the U.S. A former congressman, he was one of the House managers prosecuting the impeachment case against President Bill Clinton. He said Trump should drop out of the presidential race and focus on his legal challenges, though he doesn’t expect him to. In addition to Trump, Hutchinson joins a Republican field that also includes former U.N. Ron DeSantis is expected to jump into the race in the summer, while U.S.

Asa Hutchinson, who recently served as Arkansas governor, announced his run for president within days of 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump's ...

[meeting with white nationalist leader Nick Fuentes and the rapper Ye](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/story-trumps-explosive-dinner-ye-nick-fuentes-rcna59010), who has [praised Adolf Hitler](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ye-kanye-west-infowars-alex-jones-video-interview-elon-musk-rcna59693) and spewed [antisemitic](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kanye-west-ye-settlement-anti-semitic-jewish-hitler-nazis-allegations-rcna54485) [conspiracy theories](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/kanye-west-instagram-ye-suspended-jewish-people-anti-semitic-rcna54826). Although he has supported Trump’s policies, Hutchinson has become increasingly critical of the former president’s rhetoric and lies about the 2020 presidential election. The state ultimately carried out four of the executions. Hutchinson, an opponent of the federal health care law, supported keeping Arkansas’ version of Medicaid expansion after he took office. attorney who prosecuted white supremacists in Arkansas in the 1980s. [several abortion restrictions](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/new-law-bans-nearly-all-abortions-arkansas-n1260328) into law, including a ban that took effect when the U.S. Instead of picking fights on Twitter, he tweets out Bible verses every Sunday morning. [vetoed legislation to ban gender-affirming medical care for children](https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/arkansas-governor-vetoes-ban-gender-affirming-care-trans-minors-n1263084). Hutchinson’s successor, former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has said she would have signed the legislation. In addition to Trump, Hutchinson joins a Republican field that includes former U.N. Hutchinson, however, has said he regretted that the measure did not include exceptions for rape or incest. Ron DeSantis is expected to jump into the race in the summer, while Sen.

Asa Hutchinson, Arkansa' governor from 2015-2023, said during a Sunday interview on ABC that he will run for the GOP nomination for president.

“When I say ‘non-Trump’, I want to be able to speak to the Trump voters,” Hutchinson said on ABC. That’s what’s good about the opportunity to convey a consistent, conservative message and your vision for the future.” I think we need to have a strong America; we need to spend less at the federal level.’ These are the values that I represent.” Hutchinson joins a field of GOP presidential candidates that includes Trump; Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina; and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Hutchinson, a former federal prosecutor, has broken with many GOP leaders who have criticized the grand jury’s indictment as political. Following the recent school shooting in Nashville, Hutchinson And the reason is, I’ve traveled the country for six months, I hear people talk about the leadership of our country. Ron DeSantis is also expected to seek the Republican nomination, though he has not formally announced a campaign. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, administrator of the U.S. “But that’s what’s good about Iowa. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's running for president in 2024, offering himself as an alternative for Republicans ...

Although he has supported Trump’s policies, Hutchinson has become increasingly critical of the former president’s rhetoric and lies about the 2020 presidential election. Hutchinson infuriated death penalty opponents in 2017 when he ordered eight executions over a two-week period, scheduling them before one of the state’s lethal injection drugs was set to expire. “I have made a decision and my decision is I’m going to run for president of the United States,” Hutchinson said in the broadcast interview. A former congressman, he was one of the House managers prosecuting the impeachment case against President Bill Clinton. He signed several abortion restrictions into law, including a ban on the procedure that took effect when the U.S. “I’m running because I believe that I am the right time for America, the right candidate for our country and its future,” he said.

The Veteran Republican politician tackled the violent far right in the 1980s, with considerable success. Arkansas Governor Asa ...

Hutchinson has also [criticized](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgXZQEf0RME) former president Donald Trump for meeting with a white supremacist at Mar-a-Lago and [said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPShl3Z9Xw&t=19s) that January 6 “disqualifies [Trump] for the future.” He also remains committed to managing in a bipartisan fashion. “We’ve never had the intensity of division that we have right now,” Hutchinson [said](https://civilianmag.com/collections/2020/products/v2-i4) in 2020. Some also [suggested](https://extras.denverpost.com/bomb/report7.htm) the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, which killed 168, was partially in revenge for Hutchinson’s and other prosecutorial efforts against the CSA. As far-right terrorism has risen to become a leading national security challenge over the past decade, Hutchinson has been relatively rare among Republicans in that he has loudly and publicly spoken out against far-right extremism and terrorism. “We prosecuted them, and it diminished after we sent them to prison,” Hutchinson later [recalled](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYe4Ro72R3I). “Nearly forty years ago,” he [declared](https://www.ktlo.com/2022/04/24/governor-addresses-standing-against-hate/) in 2022, “I joined a band of hundreds of good people who linked arms to confront those who believed violence and racial hatred were the answer to their anger. [targeted](https://extras.denverpost.com/bomb/report7.htm) him for assassination, alongside an FBI agent and presiding judge. The group’s leader, James Ellison, was [wanted](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-23-mn-11465-story.html) on firearms charges, and another member had previously murdered a police officer. As part of an investigation into the Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA), “I’m confident that people want leaders that want the best of the America, not those who appeal to their worst instincts,” he [told](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-arkansas-gop-gov-asa-hutchinson-running-president-rcna77807) ABC on Sunday. After a brief stint in the House of Representatives in the late 1990s, Hutchinson served as administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and undersecretary of homeland security for border and transportation security in the George W. Ellison and his co-conspirators surrendered, and were eventually [convicted](https://arktimes.com/columns/ernest-dumas/2021/03/04/the-origins-of-the-jan-6-insurrection).