Presidential candidate and former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) did not rule out endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection in 2024 if former President Donald Trump is the eventual Republican nominee.
Hutchinson did not directly address a question from radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday about the prospect of a Biden endorsement if Trump wins the Republican primary.
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"I don't expect to support Donald Trump," he told Hewitt when asked if he'd support the GOP nominee in that case.
"So, even if he's the nominee, you're not going to be a Republican supporter?" Hewitt asked. "Even if he is the nominee, and it's conclusive and overwhelming, you're just going to sit it out and maybe endorse Joe Biden?"
The former governor did not respond to the question about supporting Biden.
"I don't expect him to be the nominee," Hutchinson said of Trump, adding, "I do not believe he's the right one to lead our country, and we're going to have a massive loss if he is our nominee.
"I don't want that to happen. That's why I'm in here. That's why I'm fighting hard. I'm not going to speculate further what happens down the road," he said.
Hutchinson's campaign did not provide clarification to the Washington Examiner regarding a possible endorsement of Biden in the likely scenario that Trump wins the GOP nomination.
Trump is leading the pack of Republican primary candidates with 57% support among Republicans, while Hutchinson has 1%, according to Morning Consult.
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In a recent interview on Newsmax, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel discussed the pledge required of primary candidates to support the eventual nominee.
"Why would we have anybody on the Republican National Committee debate stage take time away from the eventual nominee or be on that stage and have a platform in front of Republican primary voters, and then have them turn around and say, 'I'm not going to support the nominee, and I'm not going to focus on beating Joe Biden?' So, they should say that upfront," she said.