South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem declined to endorse in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, declaring she does not see a “route to victory” for anybody but previous President Donald Trump.
Noem, a preferred GOP governor who gained re-election very last yr, has herself been pointed out as a doable 2024 contender or as someone’s possible operating mate. But in an job interview with KWAT radio, Noem mentioned she is concentrating on South Dakota relatively than campaigning for the White Residence like her neighbor, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who announced his candidacy for president this thirty day period.
“Would not that be attention-grabbing? If there was South and North Dakota governors functioning for president? But now, appropriate now, I am so centered on South Dakota,” Noem explained.
Noem discovered she’s experienced conversations about 2024 with Burgum, who she explained experienced asked for her assist, calling him a “fantastic person” who is “doing work tough.”
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem stated Tuesday she does not see a “path to victory” for any Republican running for the 2024 GOP nomination who is not Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Connect with Inc. by way of Getty Photos/File)
“He could possibly do nicely down in Iowa,” she prompt, noting that the very first-in-the-nation caucus state is a farmer state, like North Dakota, and that Burgum is “investing a ton of money” into the race.
But when requested if she’ll make an endorsement, Noem flatly declined to do so.
“No, I really don’t believe so. President Trump is in the race and correct now I will not see a path to victory for any one else with him in the race and the problem as it sits right now,” she claimed. “But I feel people should saddle up — it could be a roller coaster of a presidential race.”
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to attendees at the 2023 NRA-ILA Management Forum in Indianapolis. Noem, who won re-election final year, is a well known conservative governor who has been rumored as a potential 2024 GOP presidential prospect. (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Visuals/LightRocket via Getty Images)
No less than 10 Republicans have stepped forward to problem Trump for the GOP nomination, but the 77-yr-outdated previous president remains the front-runner and apparent preferred. Trump has maintained a dominant guide in early primary polls in spite of a federal indictment for allegedly retaining categorized paperwork, including nationwide protection information and facts, at his Florida social club and obstructing attempts to recover them.
Trump has preserved he did “nothing improper” and referred to as the numerous investigations into his alleged crimes a “hoax” led by his opponents managing “election interference.”
Nonetheless, there is a sizeable range of GOP voters who do not assist Trump, and a lot can modify if the subject narrows to Trump and 1 or two other choices. Noem earlier informed Fox Information Digital that Republicans need to nominate a prospect who can acquire.
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Florida Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis, still left, President Donald Trump and South Dakota Gov.-elect Kristi Noem are shown at the White Residence on Dec. 13, 2018. DeSantis and Trump have each declared their candidacy for president in the 2024 election, but Noem has declined to leap in the race. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Questioned in January if she’s not ruling everything out when it will come to a opportunity 2024 presidential run, Noem claimed “that’s truthful to say” and she appeared to hold the doorway open in her comments Tuesday.
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“I imagine it will be unparalleled in what we’ll see for developments,” Noem claimed. “I know you will find a large amount of unknowns and the person that may get may not even be in the race nevertheless.”
Fox News’ Rémy Numa and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
