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Jim Jordan on

Trump: 'I Think

He's Gonna Run' in

2024

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said at a
recent event in Iowa that former
President Donald Trump will likely
run for president again in 2024 after
losing to President Joe Biden in
2020.
By Theodore Bunker

"I think he's gonna run," Jordan said, for a second run, other Republicans are
referring to Trump, during an event in less inclined to support the president
Iowa for the Dallas County Republican after he refused to concede the 2020
Party, according to the Des Moines election and promoted claims of
Register. widespread election fraud.

"I want him to run," Jordan added. "He's Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., who is
proven he can take the heat. We're at a retiring next year, said at a recent policy
moment now where you've got to have conference in Italy that "after what
someone who's willing to fight, willing to happened post-2020 election, I think
stand up to all the abuses.” the president's behavior was
completely unacceptable, so I don't
Jordan, one of the 147 Republicans to think he should be the nominee to lead
vote against certifying Biden's victory in the party in 2024.”
the 2020 presidential election, said in
his speech in Iowa that he's proud of He added that the GOP should be "a
the controversy that's followed him. party of ideas, and not to be a party
about any one individual," and said "it is
"Like I tell my colleagues, particularly President Trump who departed from
the guys in the Freedom Caucus, if the R e p u b l i c a n o r t h o d o x y a n d
press isn't saying something bad about conservative orthodoxy in a variety of
you, you're not doing anything good," ways.
he said. "Just getting involved in
supporting conservative values and I stuck to the conservative views that
principles, you're going to get attacked I've had for a long time, he had a
by the cancel culture mob.” different point of view on matters such
as trade and sometimes immigration
Although Trump has Jordan's support and other things."