Asa Hutchinson Is the Latest Long-Shot Republican to Challenge Trump

Former Arkansas governor formally launches White House bid
Hutchinson has said Trump should drop out over criminal cases

"It's Difficult, But It's Also More Important": Hutchinson on Beating Trump

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By Mark Niquette and Gregory Korte

April 26, 2023 at 4:05 PM UTC

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April 26, 2023 at 5:21 PM UTC

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Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a vocal critic of Donald Trump, formally launched his long-shot bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, casting it as a battle for the future of the party and country.

“I have been a consistent conservative through my time as leader of the party, in the US Congress and as governor,” Hutchinson said Wednesday in a flag-draped announcement on the courthouse steps in his hometown of Bentonville. “And now, I bring that same vigor to fight another battle, and that battle is for the future of our country and the soul of our party.”