Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus was highly critical of the idea put forward by some Never Trump GOPers that conservatives should rally behind an independent or third party alternative to Donald Trump. Priebus called it a “stupid” idea that would “ensure a liberal Supreme Court for generations” while on the Sean Hannity Show Monday, as reported by Buzzfeed.
Preibus was asked by Hannity if he had spoken to 2012 GOP nom Mitt Romney or Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) about their desire to support a third party option.
“No, I have not talked Mitt Romney or Ben. I don’t believe it for a second,” Priebus said. “And you know what, in some ways, maybe I should talk to them about it, but, on the other hand, Sean, I start making phone calls like that, and then, it’s like, the party chairman is – and I’m not gonna give any gas to that fire.”
Priebus said he didn’t need to “acknowledge stupid ideas by calling people on those ideas.”
“All it will do is ensure a liberal Supreme Court for generations. I think that people will understand pretty shortly that this isn’t a game,” he said. “This is about the future of the country and we need to make sure that we have the White House.”
