Donald Trump Pledges to Support Republican Nominee, Walking Back on This Threat
Back in favor at Fox News, Donald Trump dropped a bombshell in the middle of an interview with Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that should warm the hearts of Republicans everywhere: He will support the Republican nominee for president, even if it’s not him.
“Let’s assume you’re treated fairly in the process, you didn’t win the nomination — at that point, you would support the Republican candidate?” Hannity asked.
“That’s true,” Trump said.
It was a change in tune since one of the hottest moments from last week’s debate of GOP presidential hopefuls in Cleveland, when Fox’s moderators asked whether Trump would break from the GOP and run as a third-party candidate. Trump, smiling, refused to make any promises.
Whether he sticks to his new line remains to be seen, but in the meantime, Trump has thrown Fox — not to mention the Republican Party — a big bone. The news comes after reports that he and Fox chairman Roger Ailes patched things up in the post-debate fallout. After the mogul torched Fox News for days over an aggressive set of questions during the GOP debate, particularly his thrashing by co-host Megyn Kelly, Trump worked out his beef with Ailes over the phone. He addressed the conflict at the start of the Hannity interview. (Read more from “Donald Trump Pledges to Support Republican Nominee, Walking Back on This Threat” HERE)
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