Welker Busts Chris Sununu For Plans To Support Trump In The General Election
NBC host Kristen Welker called out Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) after he admitted he would support Donald Trump in the general election despite concerns about potential abuse of power.
While Sununu supports Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary, Welker pointed out that he has said he would back Trump if he wins the GOP nomination.
"As you probably heard this week, Donald Trump argued that a president has to have, quote, total immunity from prosecution even for things that cross the line, including, as his lawyers argued in court recently, for killing political rivals," Welker told Sununu. "Do you agree? Should a president have total immunity even for things that cross the line?"
"Of course not," Sununu replied. "The amazing thing about that clip is he was dead serious. He wasn't even making one of his ridiculous jokes. He was dead serious about that."
"I don't care what political party you're from, whether you're an extreme conservative or a socialist liberal, everybody should be concerned with that type of mentality going into the White House," the governor remarked.
"And yet you are saying if he is the nominee, that you are going to support him," Welker observed. "How can you say that you'll support him?"
Sununu didn't back off his plans to support Trump.