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JS John Sununu John Sununu John E. Sununu is a former Republican U.S. senator from New Hampshire, serving from 2003 to 2009, and lost to Jeanne Shaheen in 2008.

“I didn't support Donald Trump in the primary. My father didn't support Donald Trump in the primary. But look… I think you're making a mistake if you throw out one issue or one person and try to use that specific to characterize the entire party.”

Bloomberg Surveillance · July 2016

“I didn't support Donald Trump in the primary. My father didn't support Donald Trump in the primary. But look… I think you're making a mistake if you throw out one issue or one person and try to use that specific to characterize the entire party.” — John Sununu, Bloomberg Surveillance

Context

Interview on Bloomberg Surveillance from July 2016, during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The host, who introduces his guest as the former New Hampshire senator, had asked whether his father, who immigrated to the US, would support the modern Republican Party.

Transcript

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…as your Bijani Chamber of Commerce. You've got a heritage here, three generations deep. Would your father is a young guy in New Hampshire. Out of them, I t with all he was doing and engineering and toughs, would he have supported the modern Republican Party. Well, if you if you're saying Donald Trump is the modern Republican Party, then the answer is probably not, because I don't think you know, I didn't support Donald Trump in the primary. My father didn't support Donald Trump in the primary. But look, I think the modern Republican Party is also people like Paul Ryant, John Sununu, Bob Cork or John Kasik. These are people who are great friends of mine. I think they're terrific leaders. So I think you're making a mistake if you if you throw out one issue or one person and try to use that specific to characterize the entire party to be a broad, inclusive party if we're gonna win. My note Greg…

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