Diminished Trump leaves a vacuum for 2024 hopefuls

[DonViejo]

Potential 2024 presidential candidates have stepped into the spotlight in the last week, sensing a new opportunity to lead within the party.

By ALEX ISENSTADT

01/15/2021 04:30 AM EST

President Donald Trump’s would-be Republican successors see an opening.

As the politically diminished president prepares to leave office following a deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol and an impeachment vote backed by 10 GOP House members, ambitious Republicans are taking steps to burnish their own profiles and present themselves as future leaders of the party.

While some are gradually separating themselves from the president, others are publicizing plans to bolster the party as it heads into the post-Trump era. Some are even sparring with other potential 2024 rivals in plain sight, marking a strikingly early start to public presidential maneuvering.

In the last week, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said that Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s objection to certifying the Electoral College was “dumbass.” Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton went after Hawley and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for fundraising at the same moment the insurrection was happening. And Secretary of State Mike Pompeo upbraided former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley for criticizing the president.

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[snowybirdie]

1. Hopefully

They will eat each other alive by then.