As a grand jury in New York voted to indict Donald Trump – a former president and currrent GOP presidential candidate – his actual and would-be 2024 Republican rivals walked a fine line, criticizing the Manhattan district attorney even as many of them weigh a run against the ex-commander in chief.
From Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who announced her presidential bid earlier this year, to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to announce whether he is running for president but has come in second to Trump in several polls, potential GOP presidential contenders have focused their reaction to the former president’s indictment on the Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg.
President Joe Biden’s White House declined to comment on Trump’s indictment. Though Biden has not officially announced a reelection bid, the president has said he intends to run in the 2024 election.
