Portman on Trump’s dominance of GOP: Republican Party policies are ‘even more popular’

His. Rob portmanRobert (Rob) Jones PortmanSunday Shows Sneak Peek: 2024 Hopes Come Together at CPAC; House passes coronavirus relief; vaccination effort continues Grassley to vote against nomination of Tanden Murkowski undecided on Tanden as nomination in limbo READ MORE (R-Ohio) Sunday argued that despite the former President TrumpDonald Trump Noem Brags about South Dakota’s Coronavirus Response, Rolls Lockdowns in CPAC Speech On The Trail: Cuomo and Newsom – A Story of Two Believed Governors McCarthy: ‘I’d Bet My House’ GOP Takes Over Lower House in 2022 PLUSWith the continued popularity of the GOP, “Republican Party policies are even more popular.”

On ABC’s “This Week”, the host George stephanopoulosGeorge Robert Stephanopoulos Brooke Baldwin Leaves CNN Fauci: Stimulus Bill Must Pass For Schools To Reopen Coons Blames McConnell For Trump Acquittal: We Needed ‘More Republican Courage’ MORE asked the outgoing senator about Trump’s apparent return to the political arena with a speech Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), noting that fellow GOP Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin Graham Overnight Defense: Biden Sends Message With Syria Airstrike | US reports point to Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi murder | Pentagon launches civilian commission on sexual assault led by civilians Graham: Trump will be ‘useful’ to all Senate GOP holders John Boehner tells Cruz to ‘fuck yourself’ in audiobook not scripted apart: report READ MORE (SC) said Republicans cannot win without the former president.

“Well, he’s very popular with Republicans, and the polls show it. I think the policies are what’s even more popular, ”Portman said.

“That’s why Republicans did pretty well in 2020, aside from the presidential level, as you know. Not a single House Republican has lost. In fact, 15 seats were picked up in the House, “he added.” We did better than expected in the Senate. We picked up Statehouses.

Stephanopoulos lobbied Portman, asking if politics could be at the center of the GOP if Trump continues to be the dominant force in the party.

“Well, that sometimes makes it harder. But, look, I think he’s got a chance today to talk about his accomplishments. I mean, instead of talking about personalities or, you know, who might disagree with him on the impeachment process, talk about what you did, ”Portman said, noting the economic growth that occurred during Trump’s tenure prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump is due to speak to CPAC on Sunday afternoon, marking his first public appearance since leaving the White House.

Portman announced in January that he not looking for a third term as a senator in 2022.

“We live in an increasingly polarized country where members of both parties are being pushed further to the right and further to the left, and that means too few people are actively seeking to find common ground,” Portman said in a press release at the time. .