MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne on Thursday called for Republican voters across the country to unite behind presumptive GOP nominee Donald J. Trump in an all-out effort to defeat likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
“The primary process has been long and challenging, but the American people have spoken loud and clear,” Byrne said Thursday morning. “The time has come for the Republican Party to unite to defeat Hillary Clinton, and I will be voting for Donald Trump in November. With everything going on in the world today, these times require a strong leader who understands the need for a powerful military and who will stand up for our veterans. We cannot tolerate four more years of bloated, expensive, liberal policies that make life harder for American families.”
Byrne had previously warned Party leaders that secret machinations to deny Trump the nomination against the will of voters could prove to be disastrous.
“I am very troubled by reports that some in the Republican Party are exploring ways to subvert the presidential nominating process,” he said in March. “Our party’s nominee should be selected by the American people, not by party bosses.
“I have great confidence in the American people, and we should be listening to their voices and their calls for a better, stronger country,” he continued. “Unity is very important as we head into a critical election in November… I can assure you of this: any of our Republican presidential candidates would be a better leader than Hillary Clinton, who can’t be trusted, or self-declared socialist Bernie Sanders.”
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus earlier this week indicated he agrees with Byrne and called on warring GOP factions to unite behind Trump.
.@realDonaldTrump will be presumptive @GOP nominee, we all need to unite and focus on defeating @HillaryClinton #NeverClinton
— Reince Priebus (@Reince) May 4, 2016
The Republican National Convention is set to take place in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena July 18-21 2016.
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