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Gov. Sununu made national news when he spoke out against Trump.
“The former president has his opinion, but I don’t think that anyone thinks that those who assaulted the US Capitol, assaulted police officers, should be pardoned. We in the Republican Party believe in accountability and the rule of law and supporting law enforcement.”
In an interview with WGIR’s Chris Ryan, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu discusses last weekend’s meeting of governors with President Biden and Vice President Harris about COVID; talks about the national attention which Governor Sununu has received from his recent appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” by opposing Trump’s offer to pardon January 6th insurrectionists and defending podcaster Joe Rogan’s first amendment rights; and dismisses rumors that he is a potential candidate for president.
The National Governors Association held its winter conference in Washington, DC last weekend with President Biden and Vice President Harris and representatives from the CDC-Center for Disease control also in attendance.
Governor Sununu shared that the governors and the federal officials agreed that the war on COVID will require more of a long-term approach. There was a consensus that using different metrics, like true hospitalizations, not just cases and death rates, are needed to evaluate the true impact of COVID.
On Sunday, the Governor made national news as a guest on CNN’s “State of the Union” when he spoke out against President Trump’s offer to pardon participants in the January 6th assault on the Capitol.
Governor Sununu also made news when he weighed in on the controversy over censoring the podcasts of Joe Rogan for spreading misinformation about COVID.
“To say that we’re going to be the misinformation police, that’s just a complete violation of the first amendment and it goes against everything that America is about.”
The Governor went on to say that he found it ironic that a mainstream media outlet, like CNN, was bringing up the subject of spreading misinformation or biased reporting. He also shared that he listens to Joe Rogan and enjoys his discussions but understands that it is not a mainstream news report.
“At the end of the day, people understand that in this new age of how we consume information, we have a responsibility to do the digging and understand the facts ourselves.”
In the final segment of the interview, Governor Sununu denied the possibility that his appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” could be a springboard to a presidential run.