'I haven't abandoned my principles': Hogan, pondering challenge to Trump

[brooklynite]

Washington Post

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan acknowledges that many Republicans nationwide who have heard about his potential presidential ambitions probably view him as a centrist with little hope of finding support in President Trump’s GOP.

But amid growing tensions between Trump and Republican lawmakers over foreign policy and the president’s treatment of global alliances, Hogan is signaling that if he decides to wage an insurgent campaign for the GOP nomination, he would pitch himself as far more in tune with the party’s long-held values and worldview than Trump.

“I come from the Ronald Reagan school of politics,” Hogan said last week in a wide-ranging interview at the state capitol, shaking his head in disapproval when asked whether he shares Trump’s nationalism.

He said groups such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a frequent target of Trump’s ire, are “critically important.” He expressed alarm about the way the president is “not standing by or standing up for some of our allies,” and he poked fun at Trump’s competence.

[thegoose]

1. I don't want someone from the Ronald Ray-gun School of Politics

Same day, different clown car.

[dalton99a]

2. "We need more trickle-down. The tax scam wasn't enough"

[louis-t]

3. "Hoga-a-a-a-n! Two weeks in ze coolah!"