GOP representative would help Trump again if he apologizes for Jan. 6

Asher Notheis

June 05, 02:52 PM June 05, 02:52 PM

Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) is ready to renew his assistance for former President Donald Trump, but only if he apologizes for the events of Jan. 6.

Rice, just one of only 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump pursuing the Capitol riot, explained he was "livid" about Trump's "exercise or inactivity" relating to the Capitol protests on Jan. 6, 2021, adding that impeaching him was "the conservative vote."

When requested if he would guidance Trump for a different presidential operate, Rice responded with "no," then quickly additional, "There is just one way," throughout an interview ABC Information released Sunday.

"If he came out and reported, 'I'm sorry, and that I designed a huge miscalculation on Jan. 6,' then I could think about it," Rice explained.

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The South Carolina agent also explained he believes a 2024 presidential run from Trump would "harm" the GOP.

When requested if Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ought to be speaker if Republicans earn back again the Household of Associates, Rice, who has expressed disappointment in McCarthy's embrace of Trump, claimed he was "not heading to reply that a person correct now."

Rice additional he thinks Rep. Liz Cheney, one more Republican who voted to impeach Trump, would be "a great speaker," contacting her "a genuine Republican" and "incredibly conservative."

Rice's comments on Trump and the midterm elections come soon soon after an inside poll found him major his Trump-endorsed opponent, South Carolina condition Rep. Russell Fry, with Rice obtaining 38% assistance between probably Republican main voters and Fry acquiring 21% guidance. Rice is managing for reelection in the 7th Congressional District of South Carolina, a harmless Republican district that operates from Grand Strand to Pee Dee.

Trump has not declared whether he will run for president in 2024, but he has hinted several moments he ideas to enter the contest, most lately during his overall look at the NRA convention in May.