Fox's Kayleigh McEnany: Trump should delay officially announcing another run for president
After the midterms, McEnany suggests Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) should campaign in the Georgia runoff – but declines to say the same about Trump
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Citation From the November 9, 2022, edition of Fox News' Outnumbered
HARRIS FAULKNER (FOX NEWS ANCHOR): What was the biggest surprise for you last night?
KAYLEIGH MCENANY (CO-HOST): Oh, there were a lot. The fact that Fetterman – someone like him could win. We've gone through his record. We've gone through some of the issues that he's been dealing with personally. It was stunning to see. You know, the outstanding Senate races. Let's say we pick out we'll pick up two of the three that you mentioned. There's a very real likelihood it could all come down to Georgia. And what does that give you? Heebie jeebies of – it gives you the heebie-jeebies of last time around in 2020. And let me just say this. Every ounce of Republican energy, every last ounce needs to go into that Georgia race because it could potentially be what makes or breaks the Senate. Getting Herschel Walker over the finish line, I know there's a temptation to start talking about 2024. No, no, no, no, no. 2022 is not over. Every Republican energy needs to go to grinding the Biden agenda to a halt, and that could go straight through the state of Georgia.
FAULKNER: Doe that include Trump?
MCENANY: I think he needs to put it on pause. Absolutely. Look, he'll make that decision. He'll make his own decision. But –
FAULKNER: Does he go to Georgia?
MCENANY: If I'm advising any contender – DeSantis, Trump, whomever – no one announces 2024 until we get through December 6.
FAULKNER: Do you see the former president a need for him to go to Georgia?
MCENANY: I think we've got to make strategic calculations. Governor DeSantis, I think he should be welcome to the state given what happened last night. You've got to look you got to look at the realities on the ground. And Herschel Walker, we've got to win the Senate. That's it, guys. Got to win the Senate.
FAULKNER: All right. We'll move on.