Trump hints he'd back longtime critic's bid to flip Dem Senate seat in 2026: 'I hope he runs'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : " Sununu supported Trump during the 2016 general election and again when Trump unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2020.
66% : WHAT SUNUNU TOLD FOX NEWS ABOUT POTENTIALLY RUNNING FOR THE SENATE Earlier this year, Sununu said in a Fox News Digital interview that "Donald Trump is the head of the party, and he's the voice of the Republican Party, and I got to say, I think he's doing a pretty darn good job in the first couple months.
56% : Trump now says that if Sununu runs for the Senate in 2026 for the seat currently held by retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, his former antagonist would have his full support.
52% : When asked about the president's comments regarding Sununu, Brown told Fox News in a statement that "President Trump is the leader of the party, and he has earned the right to endorse whoever he supports.
49% : I hope he runs," Trump said.
47% : However, after Trump clinched the 2024 GOP nomination, Sununu said he would vote for his party's presidential nominee.
35% : A 'BIG-TENT PARTY' "You think about the Social Security office that's going to be closed in Littleton, drastic cuts to Medicaid, all in the name of giving big tax breaks to billionaires like Elon Musk," he argued, as he pointed to Trump's top donor and the world's richest person, who is leading the administration's controversial downsizing of the federal government workforce.
34% : Haley ended up being the final rival to Trump in the nomination race.
8% : Trump occasionally returned fire at Sununu, calling him a "spoiled brat" and a "nasty guy," among other things.
7% : Sununu amped up his criticism of the former president during numerous national interviews on cable news networks and Sunday talk shows, repeatedly arguing that Trump had too much political baggage to win back the White House.

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